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.

I couldn't afford any flaws. My dad was a

with the contact details for

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

hardly slept the previous night, so I told her to take the day off and rest while I decided to head

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

I checked the HR department's employee movement log and knew Haley had joined the company

had no direct interaction, so her seeking me

Ms. Perez?"

a role in

as those ancient rulers bewitched by beauties. Her sudden promotion to supervisor was bound to

a thought for how it reflected on me, his

said, her face flushed

glanced at the time. "Sorry, but it's working

her lips tightened. "Maybe after work,

"I'm leaving now and have got

more bitter.

were alone, and said, "I know you're upset because I'm living in that house,

out