Countdown to My Divorce

Her Exit 351

“Don’t talk nonsense. Didn’t they say she ran away? And that divorce agreement was prepared long ago. It shows she’d already made up her mind to leave.”

“That just proves she wanted to divorce. But how could she run if Mr. Lewis had already put her in a coma?”

“Mr. Lewis really brought this on himself. He practically killed her

“Enough! Keep your voices down!”

William spun his pen between his fingers and pursed his lips tightly. His expression was gloomy.

The entire office was thick with a suffocating tension. No one outside dared even breathe too loud.

Arsen stood at the doorway and glared at the hesitant employees. “Well? Go in!”

They exchanged nervous glances but still didn’t dare move.

Arsen didn’t sugarcoat it. “If your cowardice delays any more of Mr. Lewis’s affairs, can you afford the consequences?”

The staff mustered their

qualifications. If we don’t come up with response soon, LS Enterprise might swoop in and steal the

scandal has severely impacted their image. If they don’t cancel our partnership, their hotel chains will be dragged down with

compensation. They say this has hurt their brand, and many of their

the others a sideways glare so cold it could freeze blood.

rest of the staff looked down like children who

More partner brands are lodging complaints. Some want to cancel their deals. Others are demanding

“Where’s finance? I want the numbers.

through the crowd and cautiously stepped forward. “Mr. Lewis, we’ve done a preliminary estimate. If we’re expected to settle everything,

of our capital is tied up in overseas expansion projects. We simply don’t have enough cash to cover the compensation. Sir, maybe

desk. “You’re telling me

year, Ms. Judd allocated a large portion

loss, and she funded several boutique

further.

“Earlier this year.”

report? Give