Dumping My Fiancé For His Uncle By Danielle Sayers

Chapter 27

Thea kicked open the office door to find Madelyn cuddling up to Jake, looking flushed and radiant as if she was basking in sweet bliss.

Madelyn's eyes flickered with panic when she saw Thea storm in, but Jake's reaction was moment before he regained his cool, his face settling into an expression of cold sarcasm. ferent. His gaze wavered for just a

"I remember you walking out so proudly earlier, insisting we were done and had nothing to do with each other anymore." Jake said mockingly. So what are you doing here now? What's the point?" Thea fought to keep her fury in check. To keep yourself from being outmatched by me, you went to spread rumors about me to the buyer. Is that how you get your kicks?"

She sneered, her voice dripping with contempt, Tused to think you were just useless, always needing me to handle everything. Now I see. You're not just useless; you're pathetic and disgusting.

Her harsh words wiped the smirk off Jake's face, his expression darkening as he clenched his fists, his knuckles audibly cracking.

"Thea, what's wrong with you?" he snapped. "Not sealing that deal is your own failure. I told you from the start you'd never pull it off, but you wouldn't listen."

Thea's eyes narrowed. "Just wait. One day, you'll pay for everything you took from me."

Jake's chest heaved with barely restrained anger. Madelyn gently patted his back, her voice soothing. "Don't be upset, Jake. Miss Rowland is just frustrated about the deal falling through. I'm sure she didn't mean it."

Jake gritted his teeth, his tone cold. "If she had even a fraction of your sweetness, I would've married her long ago. I hesitated because I waited for her to change.

"Uncle Nicolas only kept her around because of me. But now she thinks she's already the real Mrs. Hendrix and dares to challenge me."

expression briefly shifted, a strange flicker of something in her eyes. She clung gently to Jake's arm. "Jake, Miss Rowland's always been like this. If you marry her, I'm afraid there won't be any place for

I'll send her off to a sanitarium abroad." Madelyn smiled sweetly. "Jake, you're so good to her. You're making me jealous." By the next day, rumors had spread throughout the company that Thea had not only failed to

of her, someone muttered. "What does she even do? It's all just

Hendrix was right all along. How could someone like her handle such a high position? another person chimed

through, well have to start contacting buyers from scratch. What a hassle, someone else

no be too hard on Ms. Rowland. She just has a bit of a temper. I'm sure she didn't

standing by her side, they

she did to you, you're still concerned about her," one

about all the overtime we have to

but after some talks, they've calmed down. They agreed to have dinner tonight, so

the group. "We're saved! At least we won't have to pull all-nighters now someone

What would we do without

"Madelyn really is

project should've gone to her from the start. Some people just create more problems than they solve," someone

pride. "Well, this is actually my first time handling something like this. I guess they chose me because I'm easier to work with. I'll do everything I can to close the deal quickly so we can all

the celebration was cut short by a sharp voice slicing through the buzz. "Madelyn, I can't believe you're taking credit for Mr Nicolas Hendrix's work.

posture straight and commanding in

into a soft pout as if she'd been wronged. "Ms. Rowland, I understand you're upset about losing the deal, but I'm just trying to help the company. It's not my fault the client chose to work