Chapter 159
Chapter 159 Highly Unusual
After a long while, Atlas stopped kissing me and whispered, “Don’t I want to hear your bullshit excusest
again, got it?”
1 looked at him in a daze as he wiped my tears. Then he wrapped his fingers around mine and led me
deeper into the courtyard.
arrived at an elevator, and he pulled me inside. As we reached the top, I realized it was an
observation deck with a magnificent view. A bottle of red wine was already there for us. He poured me a
glass and said, “Drink it. It’s good for you.”
Still in a daze, I looked at him and downed the wine. I felt much calmer after taking a deep breath. He pulled me to the railing, and we looked at the bright moon. Then, he embraced me from behind, saying, Get rid of all your negative thoughts.”
After a pause, he continued, “When I saved your
don’t care about the past, only the future, I mean it,”
the riverside, I told myself I’d look after you forever. I
I leaned into him and stared at the moon that seemed so close I could touch it. I stayed at the resort that
night, and we drank wine until I fell asleep in his arms.
It was nearly noon when I woke up. Alarmed, I sat up and searched everywhere for my phone. However, Atlas held me, saying, “Let’s pretend we’re on vacation today.”
Still, I panicked, thinking people must be trying to reach me right now. After getting out of bed, we went to a small restaurant to have lunch before he gave me a ride back to the city area. On the way, Atlas asked if
I had completed my task.
I smirked and told him not to disturb me that evening since there was a company gathering. As I entered my office, Carol hurried in after me. “Why didn’t you turn on your phone? Everyone’s been looking for you!”
“My phone died,” I said, “Also, I was wasted last night and woke up late.”
“Matthew called and wanted to meet you,” Carol reported.
Tell him to fuck off,” I said.
Afterward, Carol told me about the calls I had missed this morning, “Fred wants you to return his call, and
the representative from Surface Solutions still wants to talk to you.”
I nodded, and she left. However, I called my mom first since I didn’t want her to worry. Of course, I lied
about what had happened. I then told her not to worry if she couldn’t reach me next time because I would be with my assistant.
After hanging up the phone, I called myself a shameless woman for implying it might happen again. Soon,
I returned Fred’s call and learned that Urban Builders was ready for us to start work.
They also s
sent me the blueprints with colorful renderings. After going through them, I asked that company to make several sample windows. I then had a brief meeting with Ryan to finalize the blueprints.
After that, I handed the design plans to Carol and told her to deliver them to ATL Empire for approval. Before I could take a break, Carol knocked on my door and came in. “Damian Blackwood, Echelon Group’s marketing manager, wants to see you.”
“Echelon Group?” I was puzzled. “The real estate developer?”
Carol nodded and handed me a business card. “This is his.”
I looked at it in disbelief. Tanum Corporation was a mess, and I wondered why he would ask to see me now if they didn’t bother with a company like mine before. I thought it was highly unusual.