The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 114

Patricia gave it some thought and was a bit wary of making a hasty decision. She nodded, “Sounds good. Let’s hash it out and we’ll hit you up once we’ve made up our minds.”

Don couldn’t be happier, “Cool beans.”

He added, “Hit me up anytime if you’ve got some ideas.”

Patricia nodded, “Will do.”

After stepping out of Daniel and Patricia’s office, Don couldn’t resist texting Sophia, [Just showed our architectural proposal to the clients and they’re over the moon.]

Sophia was curled up in a hanging chair, lost in a book.

She had thought about taking a stroll outside. It had been two years since she was last in town, and she harbored a bit of nostalgia for the city. But after burning the midnight oil on the proposal, she was beat and opted to stay in.

The hotel room came with a nest-like double hanging chair, situated right in front of a floor-to-ceiling window. The view outside was a serpentine river and a ribbon of greenway-super cozy to either read or just soak in the view from the chair.

Having just submitted her resort design, the weight was off her shoulders and she instantly felt more chill.

She was surprised to see Don’s message, [You sent it over already?]

[Strike while the iron’s hot,] Don texted back.

He had his own reasons.

He was really digging Sophia’s design and was even more keen on keeping her around.

the proposal to Brandon while she was still in the country. If Brandon was on board, they could set up a meet

faith in Brandon’s ability to make people stay; there wasn’t a soul Brandon couldn’t keep around.

second he got Sophia’s design, he hustled it over to Brandon’s office. Unfortunately, Brandon was tied up in a

the quick decision-making,

client mentioned a worry. They dig the proposal but are anxious about the execution matching the design, so they’re hoping the designer

“Mr. Dempsey, we’ve been over this before.”

be told, she wouldn’t mind being on-site if it weren’t for the project being in Zion City, near the

she asked, “Construction’s a long haul; can’t be there

feel it’d be a bummer if they fall head over heels for the design and then the lead designer bails

the conversation back, Don pressed, “So, about that head designer gig, you sure you won’t reconsider?”

design, whether I’m still with the company or not, I’ll see my project through to the end,” she added, “So no fears about me running off or anything. Wherever I am, if there’s a need

Don felt a bit better, “Thanks, that’s mighty kind of

be a load off his mind, and Don did hope to keep the collaboration going. After hanging up, he made a beeline for

and shot Brandon a text, [Showed your folks the Zenithan-style resort architectural design. They’re all for it. Looks like they’re keen to lock it down but want to mull it over a

email, Brandon quickly replied, [Let’s wait for their verdict.]

sent back an “OK”

for almost two days.

her feedback, “We’re going with this

when he got Patricia’s response and was chuffed. He

“Your folks are sold, what about you?” He

asked, “Love

especially

on Patricia’s taste