Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Chapter 59 A Stroke of Luck

I hesitated before telling him I’d rather not attend. I also had Ava with me, so I couldn’t go.

He mentioned that he had already arranged for my mother–in–law to watch Ava and that she would be

arriving at my house soon.

His attitude struck me as odd. He had never been eager to take me to social events, but it turned out that

ATL Empire organized it.

During the afternoon’s meeting, Nick asked about the manager who had represented Tanum Corporation before. Then he questioned my absence. Matthew quickly arranged for me to attend the dinner and even

gave me pointers on what to say. 1

Representatives from three other companies, all major players in Foswood, would join us. Each company had strengths, but Tanum Corporation was outmatched and did not belong on the same level.

Tanum Corporation had stumbled upon a stroke of luck. Among the representatives from ATL Empire

was Atlas

Seeing him again after only a few hours made me a bit nervous. Although I had just seen him this

morning, it felt like decades ago,

He had returned to his aloof self. He followed Nick without displaying much emotion, only offering me a casual greeting when he entered. There was nothing exceptional about it, but it did put me at ease.

feel comfortable saying too much with

about the steel windows in front of everyone. It was surprising

instead of

yet Nick appeared to have discussions with him. This assistant was not

something I had pushed for, but Matthew had consistently refused due to the high cost. He had never been optimistic about it, because he believed the new metal plastic windows were more cost–effective and

about using thermally broken steel windows as a foundation for high–end projects.

clearly lagged behind its competitors I strategically promoted the steel windows project

competition and set the company

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quickly pulled me over to make a toast as

to make the rounds, and Nick took me aside to discuss the steel windows in

seemed genuinely happy. The opportunity to negotiate further with ATL Empire and be considered a key player lifted

noticed him toasting Atlas, who appeared to

steel windows, focusing on its performance, design possibilities,

I had a plan in mind. I kept calm and

Matthew had arranged for a

insights. He kept calling me his “lucky star,” asking how I had known to push for the steel window

demeanor made him seem like Foswood’s industry leader. His boasting seemed to

weren’t particularly interested in the windows before. Nick wants a detailed report, so research design options

difficult task will determine our

manual.” He reassured me. “Your amazing husband

why didn’t he care about my struggles when he insisted I attend the dinner? He knew I had been drinking the

the toasts.