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 dad was a perfectionist, and I

quickly returned with the contact details for

and talk about the main

take the day off and rest while I decided to head back to the Wagner family. I had clarified things with Conrad, but there were still matters to settle with the Wagner

was leaving, Haley

the HR department's employee movement log and knew Haley had

departments had no direct interaction, so her seeking me out

matter, Ms. Perez?" I

had Haley landed a role in administration, but she

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

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

personal," Haley said, her face

glanced at the time. "Sorry,

and her lips tightened. "Maybe after

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

expression more bitter.

I'm living in that house, and it's causing issues between

out