Regret Came Too Late (Grace and Ethan) novel Chapter 60

The reporters, spotting the plaque in Alice's hands, immediately started snapping photos and gushing about how great she looked.

On the other hand, the farmers weren't used to a scene like this. After a brief moment of confusion, a few young people rushed forward and grabbed the plaque back.

"Who the hell are you? Why are you holding our plaque? This is for Grace!"

"Are you serious? How low can you get, trying to take credit for Grace's work?"

People in Northbrook were straight shooters—they couldn't stand anyone trying to take credit for someone else's work.

The government officials stood there, momentarily stunned. They then turned to Alice.

"Aren't you Ms. Grace Lambert?" one of them asked.

Alice's smile stiffened.

Beside her, Quentin quickly stepped in. "Grace? She's nothing but trouble. Alice is the one who helped with the Farm Support Project. You must've written the wrong name."

The farmers were furious.

"That's a load of crap! We saw Ms. Grace busting her ass for this with our own eyes. Wrong name? You're just trying to steal what's hers!"

They shoved the plaque firmly back into Grace's hands. A group of them immediately closed ranks around her, their expressions hard as they glared at Quentin and Alice with open suspicion.