Blind Date Turned Proposal

Arnold dragged Josie to a desolate spot and released his grip on her. The bright lights illuminated the slap marks on his face.

Panting heavily, Josie confronted him, “Is it true?”

“D”mn you, yes!” Arnold bellowed angrily, his neck veins bulging. “I pushed the workers to work extra hours during the night!”

After learning the truth, Josie took a step back. “Did you go back to using the shoddy materials?”

Arnold turned his face away. “It doesn’t matter now; talking about this is pointless.”

Pointless?

Josie had taken on many projects, and there had never been any mistakes or accidents. But this time, there was a possibility that lives were lost.

She gazed at the collapsed area, now a ruin, dark and starkly contrasting to the light on this side.

“Why did you do this? You already have an alliance with the Olsen family. You can’t be short. of money. Why did you take it this far?”

She kept pushing Arnold for answers, desperate to understand the motives behind his selfish. decision.

Arnold remained tight-lipped.

Year’s Eve. Do you know what that means,

the entire country. Haven’t there been casualties before? Even the Russell Group had its share of accidents. I can easily bury this news, so

he punched the wall, causing his knuckles to bleed.

in disbelief and expressed her frustration, “Don’t you see? The Russell Group incident is why I supervised this project so closely! Our history together demanded it!”

pressure the site workers

shortly after the project’s completion, indicating the use of

actions lead him into a pit

back then had now

spread across. his lips, “No matter what challenges

furious that it took

like this? Remember how cocky you were when you asked me if I’d be

man’s eyes gleamed with unresolved emotions at

project, but I had reservations, so I asked if were up for it. Do you remember what you said to

situation was far from what Arnold

placed on her head. “Leave it to me; I know what to do. Everyone will still be lost in the festivities