The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 1164

Meanwhile, Lucian was having a weekly wrap-up meeting in a conference room at Farwell Group.

Members of the upper management apprehensively looked at Lucian, who was sitting at the end of the table.

They had been cautious for the past two days, for Lucian seemed to be in a bad mood.

The tension in the conference room was so thick one could cut it with a knife, and when it was time for progress reports, they all walked on eggshells, fearing a single mistake from them would send Lucian flying into a rage.

The directors of departments with terrible performances didn't even dare to raise their heads during the meeting.

Everyone held their breaths in dread until a knock came on the door.

was presenting stopped talking and followed the lines of sight of his

reveal an awkward Cayden standing in the doorway, holding a

turning to

when the meeting was disrupted. His expression turned stonier than ever, and he

him long enough to

and

it on the screen before handing it over to Lucian. When Lucian

Lucian followed his line of sight and

Lucian caught the name

he perused

was a message from Colby that read: Dr. Jarvis accidentally inhaled some poisonous gas during an experiment. She

hesitated for a while when he saw

Farwell is seemingly not on speaking terms with Ms. Jarvis lately. Moreover, he has clearly decided to go about his marriage engagement with Ms. Pearson, Thus, Cayden was conflicted about whether he should

matters, however, Cayden decided to bite the bullet in the end and brought the phone to the conference room. At that moment, he was studying Lucian's expression intently

management who sat further away could sense the atmosphere in the room growing