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.”

him. Try to get some

1 will.”

okay?”

in. I didn’t want to close the door, but he’d never leave if I didn’t. He needed to

then ran upstairs

up at

into his car, and drove off. It left me feeling

all I could

couldn’t fall asleep.

following day, I drove to Starlight International, hoping to see him again. However, the

hadn’t returned to the hotel.

returned to the office listlessly and called him. He told me he had gone straight to Quillbrooke last

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.”

a report, and I

got the lucrative project, I chuckled and didn’t

use her to fish for information, but I wasn’t

cared.

doing. How did they end up together in the first place? I

left the office early to pick up Ava, and Stella called while I

“Are you