The Girlboss Begs for Remarriage by Chu

Frank walked up to greet Ned and thanked him, but he soon received a surprise call from Gavin Lane, Helen Lane's eldest uncle.

Gavin was a lot more cordial than Glen, asking politely after Frank answered, "Mr. Lawrence, may I ask how are things progressing with the farm? The financial statement is due in a little over a month. If you're in a bind, I could ask my father to give you an extension—"

"An extension?! Why do you always have to side with outsiders, Gavin?!" Jade Zahn could be heard snapping from the other end.

"Shut up. It's boy's talk!" Gavin snapped at her before telling Frank softly, "You can sell the land if push comes to shove. I'm sure my father won't argue as long as we recoup some of the costs."

On the other end, Jade was still not letting up. "It's Frank and Helen who were boasting about making money from the farm. Why should we help them—"

"Jade!" Gavin barked, promptly silencing Jade.

He then cleared his throat. "Sorry about that, Mr.

out for the farm. You'll be hearing

"That's good... That's very good. And I

thank you for calling just to remind me about that, but I have

Frank, asking a little softly, "I've heard that

a brow as he was curious as to who told Gavin about that, though he soon realized

going there as well for an on-site assessment of a subcontractor. You can drop by to check on

for

with the Turnbulls, since he was

he would be free for a few days, so he smiled and nodded. "Sure. I can make

that's all I've called to speak