Hold My Tear, I’m Getting My Wife Back!

Chapter 179

“Got a meeting at nine, Curtis. The team from Bullion Boulevard is discussing the acquisition of Titan Group. Here’s the investment summary that M&A dropped on us yesterday. Thought you’d wanna take a look before the meeting.”

Curtis hung his coat on the rack, took the document, and stood at his desk, flipping through the pages. His eyes inadvertently swept over the calendar, and he paused, a wrinkle forming between his brows.

“What’s today’s date?”

Caleb replied, “It’s the 17th.”

That minimalist calendar, which had been perched on the solid, imposing black desk for three months, suddenly seemed to offend Mr. Curtis’ refined senses.

He sniffed disdainfully, “Who put this here? Do they think I’m dumb? Can’t remember the date without this thing staring at me?”

Caleb was silent. Wasn’t it Mr. Curtis who had just asked for the date?

Caleb, ever the professional, didn’t show his bemusement. He’d seen his boss in stranger moods after a day off, which somehow seemed to leave Curtis more on edge than if he’d never left the office.

“I’ll get rid of it right away.”

into his executive chair, Curtis scanned the executive summary and valuation analysis in the report. “What’s lined up for me over the

got social obligations today and tomorrow-booked since last week. After the

which had been tracing lines of text, stopped. A half-smile played on his lips as he asked with mock concern, “Tired of being my right hand, Caleb? Maybe you’d like to switch places with the

practiced ease, “I’m quite

smile vanished, and Curtis leaned

and mental strain of investment banking were notorious,

relentless grind during

messy, the unresolved. It was a temporary block against the tide of thoughts that threatened to overwhelm him

time the afternoon rush was over, it was nearly eight o’clock. Leanne called Curtis

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background noise hinting he was at some

“Need me?”

thought she detected a hint of pleasure in his

you busy?” she asked.

all. Just a

table, pushing away a proffered glass of wine with a polite,

calling?” someone teased.

over the receiver, replied,