Reborn From Oblivion by Christia Muray

Chapter 827

His new company was hanging by a thread.

He had promised hefty paychecks to former employees, assuring them that once the project wrapped up, he'd make it worth their while. But the project flopped because of him. How on earth would he explain this mess to them? He just couldn't face them.

The day had started with a bright, sunny sky, but now thunder grumbled, and a delicate rain began to fall.

Nathalie waltzed back into the office, and the whole company buzzed with celebration over her latest triumph.

As she continued to snag project after project, even the old guard at Stewart Enterprises, who had once doubted her, began to rally behind her. After all, who could say no to success and money?

At the victory party, glasses clinked in Nathalie's honor. In a forgotten corner, Dean, the first wife's husband, and his daughter, Ashley, were treated like they were part of the wallpaper.

join the fun, but they sidestepped him, choosing to toast the folks around him instead. Their chit-chat felt like salt in his

big shot, the chairman of Stewart Enterprises. People had once hung onto his

Nathalie

her with a hopeful grin. "Nathalie, you're really something else. Getting the Empire project puts Stewart Enterprises on top

polite but icy "Uncle, it seems like the folks here aren't too thrilled

snuffed out, replaced by a

drink at Nathalie. "Nathalie, that's too much! How dare you talk

a flash, Nathalie grabbed a glass of wine from a nearby table and splashed it back at Ashley, smashing the empty glass on the floor. Pointing at Dean, she

also my employee."

disbelief etched on her