Chapter 521

"You know it's blowing a gale and pouring buckets out here. Kicking off work at this time, are you lot out of your minds?"

Sophia barked the question, her voice nearly snatched away by the howling wind and rain. She mustered all her strength and shouted at Tomas, "Get everyone back now; we can't work tonight!"

Tomas, who had never seen Sophia so fierce before, was momentarily stunned and hesitant, but soon his resolve hardened. He yelled back at Sophia through the storm, "No can do! Everything's set; crew and materials are all prepped, just waiting for the auspicious moment to get started. Don't worry, we're just pouring one beam and column; won't take too long. Everyone can tough it out for a bit."

"Mr. Crawley has already made it clear, forget the auspicious timing; safety comes first."

The dialogue was strained against the storm, and Sophia roared once more at Tomas, "I said now, everybody get back!"

Tomas, "We're just minutes away from starting, and everyone's been here getting soaked to the bone all night

still bustling about, "Keep an eye on the clock, get ready, don't miss the

"Yeah, Jerry's right. Everyone's been out in the downpour all night to help the company start at the right time.

storm raging like this, it's

for you

out. Sophia couldn't make out his words clearly, but

was just the chief designer on this project, with no real power over the construction side of things,

She pulled out her phone and tried to call

long moment, unable to make the call. Anxious, Sophia quickly tried calling Kent instead, only to be met with a long silence and then a busy tone, followed

on the site; the call signal had been fine on her previous visits, including earlier

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