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.

any flaws. My dad was a perfectionist, and I wanted him to know his daughter

returned with the contact details for the lighting suppliers

to come to the site and talk about the main issues and possible solutions. They agreed but couldn't make it until the day after tomorrow,

and rest while I decided to head back to the Wagner family. I

as I was leaving, Haley approached me. "Felicia,

I checked the HR department's employee movement log and knew Haley had joined the company three days ago, working in

no direct interaction, so

Ms. Perez?" I

Haley landed a role in administration, but she was also the

decision was as baffling as those ancient rulers bewitched by beauties. Her sudden promotion to supervisor was bound to stir discontent

thought for how it reflected on me, his fiancée-to-be, especially

her

"Sorry, but it's working

intensified, and her lips tightened.

bag. "I'm leaving now and have got

Haley's expression more bitter. She looked around,

were alone, and said, "I know you're upset because I'm living in that house, and it's causing issues between you and Rad.

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