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.

New Year’s Eve. Do you know what that

Even

punched the

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

anticipated that Arnold would secretly pressure the site workers to

completion, indicating the

Josie watched Arnold’s reckless actions lead him into a pit

back then had now made sense; they were only trying to

but a scornful smile spread across. his lips, “No matter what challenges the Carter Group encounters, just like

furious that it took her a while

are you selling yourself short like this? Remember how cocky you were when you asked me if I’d be your mistress? Where did

gleamed with unresolved

Laura was eager to take over this project, but I had reservations, so I asked if were

current situation was far from what Arnold had promised her

head. “Leave it to me; I