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

1 will.”

okay?”

door,

door with a heavy heart, and then ran upstairs to my room.

up at

car, and drove off.

like a teenage girl with her first love. He was all I could think about. I tossed and

couldn’t fall asleep.

to Starlight International, hoping to see him again.

he hadn’t returned to the

told me he had gone straight

bags when he entered my office. He sat down and handed me a document. “The materials for the Echelon Group project

far, so good.”

to give me a report, and

Melanie called. Assuming she was upset that I got the lucrative project, I chuckled and

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

cared.

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

the office early to pick up Ava, and

you in