Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Chapter 172 Up in the Air

His eyes narrowed. “What’s the matter?”

“It’s nothing. Design Division asked for the drawings,” I said. “I met Nick the other day and told him about

it, so he’s aware.”

“Design Division?” Then he said, “They could always get them from Nick’s project department. You don’t

have to resend them.”

I almost criticized that mean woman, but I refrained. After all, she was his employee. I said nothing, and

he didn’t ask further questions about it.

Time went by fast, and we were only together for four hours. It was late at night when he sent me home. I felt terrible when I saw how tired he looked. He had hurried back just for my birthday and would have to

leave for Quillbrooke early tomorrow.

At the door, he pulled me into his arms and held me for a moment. “Good night.”

I looked at him. Try to get some sleep

1 will.”

okay?”

in. I didn’t want to close the door, but

ran upstairs to my room. Looking out the window, I

up at

into his car, and drove off. It left

first love. He was all I could think about. I tossed and turned in

couldn’t fall asleep.

following day, I drove to Starlight International, hoping to see him again. However, the

hadn’t returned to the hotel.

He told me he had gone straight

down and handed me a document. “The materials for the Echelon Group project have been approved, and it’ll start

far, so good.”

a report, and

that I got the lucrative project,

for information, but I wasn’t in the mood. She could go fuck herself for all i

cared.

knew Melanie was oblivious to what Matthew was doing. How did they end up together in the first

up Ava, and Stella called

“Are you in

in high spirits after a sleepless night. All I wanted was to go home