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.”

looked at him. Try

1 will.”

okay?”

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

door with a heavy heart, and then ran upstairs

up at me.

drove

first love. He was all I could think about. I tossed and turned in bed

couldn’t fall asleep.

hoping to see him again. However,

returned to the hotel.

called him. He told me he had gone straight to Quillbrooke last night.

my office. He sat down and handed me a document. “The materials for the Echelon Group project have been approved,

far, so good.”

in to give me a report, and I asked

that I got the lucrative project, I

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

cared.

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

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

you in