Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 172 Up in the Air

His eyes narrowed. “What’s the matter?”

“It’s nothing. Design Division asked for the drawings,” I said. “I met Nick the other day and told him about

it, so he’s aware.”

“Design Division?” Then he said, “They could always get them from Nick’s project department. You don’t

have to resend them.”

I almost criticized that mean woman, but I refrained. After all, she was his employee. I said nothing, and

he didn’t ask further questions about it.

Time went by fast, and we were only together for four hours. It was late at night when he sent me home. I felt terrible when I saw how tired he looked. He had hurried back just for my birthday and would have to

leave for Quillbrooke early tomorrow.

At the door, he pulled me into his arms and held me for a moment. “Good night.”

Try to get

1 will.”

okay?”

door, but he’d never

heavy heart, and then ran upstairs to my room. Looking

up at

drove off. It left me feeling

He was all I could think about. I tossed and turned

couldn’t fall asleep.

International, hoping to see him again. However, the

hadn’t returned to the hotel.

listlessly and called him. He told

to see my under–eye bags when he entered my office. He sat down and handed me a document. “The materials for the Echelon Group project have been approved, and it’ll start

far, so good.”

report,

that I got the

to fish for information, but I wasn’t

cared.

Melanie was oblivious to what Matthew was doing. How did they end up together in the first place? I guess it

pick up Ava, and Stella called while I

you in your