No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 56



"I don't blame you. It's every man for himself in this world," I said earnestly, without a hint of blame toward Deborah.

Even though we were colleagues, maybe a bit more than that, or even friends, looking out for myself always came first. "Felicia..." Deborah gently shook my arm, wanting to add something.

But I cut her off. "Mr. Wagner cleared that we're to blame if the lighting issue remains unsolved. We don't have the luxury to dwell on anything else but to fix this mess."

"

Deborah's eyes widened in disbelief. "It's hardly our fault, yet it sounds like we're the culprits."

"We're in charge of this project. If there's any problem, we're the first in line for blame, no excuses. If we don't want to face the music, we better find a solution," I said sternly.

Deborah fell silent, nodding, then turned to leave.

I heard her mutter, "Settling personal scores."

What Deborah meant was clear. Conrad was taking his dissatisfaction out on me, making it personal. I sighed, well aware of the fact. But that only made me more determined to solve the issue impeccably and leave him no room for criticism.

way of fulfilling my dad's dream, and I couldn't afford any flaws. My dad was a perfectionist, and I wanted him to know his daughter strove

returned with the contact details for the lighting

about the main issues and possible solutions. They agreed but couldn't make it until the

slept the previous night, so I told her to take the day off and rest while I decided to head back to the Wagner family. I had clarified things with Conrad,

Haley approached me. "Felicia,

to talk about," I checked the HR department's employee movement log and knew

had no direct interaction, so her seeking me out was

Ms. Perez?" I

only had Haley landed a role in administration, but she

as baffling as those ancient rulers bewitched by beauties. Her sudden promotion to

reflected on me, his fiancée-to-be, especially since Haley and he had a

her face

"Sorry, but it's working hours

lips tightened. "Maybe after

at my bag. "I'm leaving now and have got other

made Haley's expression more

upset because I'm living in that house,

out