Bride to Be, Not Me

Chapter 164

As for how Janice would eliminate Simon completely?

For example, just two hours after Simon was driven home by his driver, he was jolted awake by a phone call. It was from Steven, the Solterra materials supplier. He urged Simon to transfer the remaining balance immediately.

After wiring the money, another two hours passed before the factory's materials manager called. "The batch of raw materials is near expiration. If the materials aren't used within a month, the quality will deteriorate, and it may no longer be usable."

The alcohol in Simon's system dissipated in an instant.

It was nearly 11:00 pm.

He was not too worried, though. He planned to have the seamstresses start work the next morning. They'd quickly turn the materials into finished products and sell them before any losses could occur.

But then, Maggie led the seamstresses in a strike.

"What's the meaning of this, Maggie?"

She was direct over the phone. "Mr. Fitzgerald, we work for money. You still haven't paid us our wages. We didn't want to push you, but I've already reported it

to the labor bureau. You'd better compensate us. We're quitting."

"Where else can you go after leaving Refined Threads Co.?"

"That's none of your concern." With that, she hung up.

That night, Simon stood by his window, watching the light snowfall outside. An inexplicable sense of foreboding crept up his spine.

He had been set up. The materials were near expiration, and silk threads were particularly prone to degradation. Even if he forced production, the final product's quality would suffer.

City at the same time. Starting this year, the prices of finished crochet products

news, he was utterly

phone buzzed. It was

"Hello?"

the

to

tonight is someone I know. Get over here now.

driver. As he stepped out of his villa, the snowstorm blurred his vision. For some reason, he felt a deep chill seeping into

was one issue after another-silk close to expiring, striking seamstresses, price controls

telling himself he was just overthinking because of

be paranoid. With Janice's

would be

got into the car and headed for

pulled a mask over his face before

security guard, and the surveillance cameras are off. Just don't mess

nodded, his hands shaking slightly as he stared at the cold

up," Heidi urged in

himself to stay calm, Simon carefully keyed in the

...

National Crotchet

through the snowfall like an earthquake siren Janice stepped out of her Cullinan, her gaze calm as she looked

been blaring for half a minute when Heidi

the storm, he thought he saw someone. It was a woman in a white coat, standing

echoed through the night. Heidi had already fled.

was partly because of fear and partly because his reaction was sluggish