Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Chapter 224 Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fire

I wondered why Atticus was going to such lengths to help me when we didn’t know each other well. It had to be more than it seemed

Yet, I couldn’t figure out his motive. What could he gain from assisting a small, relatively unknown company like mine?

He studied me for a moment and then chuckled. “You’re unsure, aren’t you? Consider it a repayment for the favor you did for me before. I don’t like having debts to anyone, especially not to a woman.”

“In the professional world, Mr. Atticus, don’t treat me like just a woman!” I replied half–jokingly.

“You? Not a woman?” He laughed heartily. “Who could ever think otherwise?”

After a laugh, he added, “Don’t dwell on it too much. This is a small matter, hardly worth mentioning compared to the favor you did for me. Besides, you’ll cover the wages, so I think it’s a fair exchange. This

industry isn’t that big, after all. Let’s support each other.”

“Alright! Thank you, Mr. Atticus! I’ll remember your kindness. If there’s anything I can do for you in the

future, I won’t hesitate to help.”

overanalyze the situation. Overcoming this challenging period was the

situation, I

hand voluntarily. Rejecting his offer

my downfall.

the details, I left the club. It was a business meeting, and there

chat.

I got into the car, I told Grayson, “It’s sorted out!”

sensed something was amiss. Back at the company, we held a meeting to address the situation. Ryan, too, felt things

to gamble, we had

another arose. The problem with the construction team was fixed, but there was a

making window installation impossible. Knowing Fred’s meticulous nature, this problem seemed impossible.

blueprints matched the window dimensions but

Empire blamed us, claiming there hadn’t been on–site measurements. However, the blueprints from the

hit me. The information on our approved blueprints had been cleverly

to stop

couldn’t change the

Fred, our technicians had double–checked

reeked of suspicion.