Dumping My Fiancé For His Uncle By Danielle Sayers

Chapter 7

Thea looked up at Nicolas, her voice steady. "Mr. Hendrix, I want to end my engagement with Jake. From now on, I want nothing more to do with him."

Nicolas raised an eyebrow, momentarily surprised. "Are you sure about this?"

Thea gripped her hands tightly on her knees. "I am. I hope you can understand my actions. No one wants to be cheated on. I didn't intend to embarrass the Hendrix family."

Nicolas said nothing in response but added, his tone remaining calm, "Take a few days to think it through. Don't make a rash decision you'll regret."

Thea misinterpreted his words, thinking he was threatening her, and her face grew even paler. "Mr. Hendrix, I—"

"I helped you today, but it comes with conditions," Nicolas interrupted, shifting slightly in his seat, his presence as cold and distant as stone.

"I know you don't want to stay at Avon Ventures, but I need you to finish the Warren Group project you're working on," Nicolas said. "You're a valuable employee, and I stepped in today because it was the right thing to do." Thea felt her anxiety ease a little, offering Nicolas a sincere smile. "Thank you, Mr. Hendrix."

Avon Ventures was a key subsidiary of the Hendrix Group. Thea had joined the company alongside Jake.

Jake hated being bound by company rules, but his family pressured him into staying, so Thea ended up doing most of his work.

She even handled several projects worth millions of dollars on his behalf, without recognition.

The Rowland family hadn't objected, partly because they assumed she'd eventually marry into the Hendrix family, and partly because her efforts at Avon Ventures benefitted the Rowland family, too.

Now, as Thea reflected, she realized she'd spent years working for everyone else's gain. How foolish she'd been.

Upon arrival, Thea quickly disappeared into the night.

phone call, looking irritated. "Mr. Hendrix, they're not pleased with

ice. "Are the executives at the foreign office completely

did you tell Miss Rowland

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day, rumors followed Thea the moment she walked into Avon

Rowland lost it at the family party yesterday. She hired some thugs who almost raped Miss Terell," one employee

taking things too far,"

Madelyn shouldn't have been the other

love, but Miss Rowland won't let go. Jealousy can make people act crazy," another person chimed in.

heard these harsh comments but kept her expression neutral

smile. "Miss Rowland, all the meeting rooms are booked today. Did

"Warren Group is coming to review our

took Miss Terell to handle that. He said you wouldn't be coming in today, so he

growing tense. She rushed toward the

showing the Warren Group representatives around the product area. Since this was a major order that could

beaming with pride as he gazed at Madelyn, like he was saying, "Look how

sweetness. After the previous night's drama, they seemed

the product descriptions Madelyn was presenting had been painstakingly prepared by Thea over several nights. Jake didn't have an ounce of

cast looks of either mockery or pity in

from Warren Group was inspecting the products on display, speaking quickly to

to Madelyn and asked, "Miss Terell, could you please repeat that in

with panic. She looked helplessly

had only

he tried to calm her

"Are you serious? You can't even handle basic Wintean