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.

afford any flaws. My

quickly returned with the contact details

we set up a meeting for both sides to come to the site and talk about the main issues and possible solutions. They agreed but couldn't

I told her to take the day off and rest while I decided to head back to the

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

department's employee movement log

had no direct interaction, so

Ms. Perez?" I asked

role in administration, but she was

Her sudden promotion to supervisor was bound to stir discontent

that without a thought for how it reflected on me,

Haley said, her face flushed

at the time. "Sorry,

and her lips tightened.

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

Haley's expression more bitter. She looked

know you're upset because I'm living in that house, and it's causing issues

out