Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 224 Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fire

I wondered why Atticus was going to such lengths to help me when we didn’t know each other well. It had to be more than it seemed

Yet, I couldn’t figure out his motive. What could he gain from assisting a small, relatively unknown company like mine?

He studied me for a moment and then chuckled. “You’re unsure, aren’t you? Consider it a repayment for the favor you did for me before. I don’t like having debts to anyone, especially not to a woman.”

“In the professional world, Mr. Atticus, don’t treat me like just a woman!” I replied half–jokingly.

“You? Not a woman?” He laughed heartily. “Who could ever think otherwise?”

After a laugh, he added, “Don’t dwell on it too much. This is a small matter, hardly worth mentioning compared to the favor you did for me. Besides, you’ll cover the wages, so I think it’s a fair exchange. This

industry isn’t that big, after all. Let’s support each other.”

“Alright! Thank you, Mr. Atticus! I’ll remember your kindness. If there’s anything I can do for you in the

won’t hesitate to

overanalyze the situation. Overcoming this challenging period

a life–or–death situation, I wasn’t one to

helping hand voluntarily. Rejecting his offer

to my downfall.

club. It was a business meeting, and there was no

chat.

car, I

was amiss. Back at the company, we held a meeting to address the situation. Ryan, too, felt things weren’t as

all, if we were going to gamble, we had

soon as we solved one problem, another arose. The problem with the construction team was fixed, but there was a problem with the aluminum steel windows on the suspension bridge.

making window installation impossible. Knowing Fred’s meticulous nature, this

matched the window dimensions but didn’t align

there hadn’t been on–site measurements. However, the blueprints from the design

The information on our approved blueprints had been cleverly

told Fred to

convened at ATL Empire to discuss the issue. I couldn’t change the