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Hello 217

Hello 217

Chapter 217 

Demi nodded. Oh, yeah. My brain’s basically an amusement park. Full of rides and these pretty lights.” 

She laughed and squeezed me tighter. And guess what? You’re in there too.” 

This girl could charm anyone

We got to the spot where the accident went down. Hayden climbed up to check out the damage, scribbling in his notebook as he went

We lost two sets of lights. Each set had twentytwo bulbs, with, like, thirteen different colors,Hayden said, scanning the broken lights before glancing at the crane off in the distance

Finally, Hayden turned to Demi. Call your superior and get him over here. We need to figure out who’s responsible for this mess and check the damages.” 

Demi blinked in surprise. Oh, right!She quickly pulled out her phone and dialed Wayne

It wasn’t long before Wayne showed up. When he spotted me, he froze for a second, obviously not expecting me. But after a beat, he smirked. Rea, doing an early inspection?” 

His tone had a slight edge to ithe knew I wasn’t in charge anymore

I knew Wayne wasn’t trying to be meanjust teasingso I gave him a small smile. Nope, just here to see Hayden.” 

As soon as I said that, I caught a flicker of something in Wayne’s eyes, but he quickly shifted his attention to Hayden. The contractor already told me about the accident.” 

That was his way of telling Hayden to drop it

I glanced at Hayden, but his expression stayed cool and professional, like he wasn’t even fazed. If they’ve admitted fault, they’ll cover the damages. I’ll handle the replacements and send you the invoice.” 

Hayden wasn’t playing into Wayne’s attempt to smooth things over or let it slide

Wayne, who was usually easygoing, looked a little irritated. This is on me. I should’ve managed things better. I’ll take responsibility.” 

He was clearly using his position to try and get Hayden to back off

But Hayden wasn’t having any of it. Then the invoice is yours.” 

Wayne’s face darkened, and I had to bite my lip to keep from laughing

Hayden was totally going offscript. It was clear he wasn’t following the usual corporate playbook either

The two of them stood there, just a step apart, locked in this quiet standoff

Even Derni felt the tension. She nudged me, nervously clutching my sleeve

I stayed quiet. No matter whose side I took, someone was going to get hurt. Plus, I had a feeling this whole showdown had something to do with me, so keeping my mouth shut seemed like the safest bet. What invoice?Jace’s voice cut through the air as he stepped in

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Chapter 217 

What was a standoff between two just turned into a threeway standoff

The tension spiked, and Demi squeezed my arm, whispering, Keiraher voice shaky

Before she could say anything else, Jace zeroed in on her. Ms. Young, why don’t you fill me in?” 

Demi stiffened, clutching my arm like a lifeline. Umm.” 

Just tell the truth,I urged, giving her a gentle nudge

She shot me a nervous glance but finally stepped forward, giving a shaky yet straightforward rundown of what happened

After she finished, Jace turned to Hayden. You don’t need to deal with this anymore. I’ll take it up your boss.” 

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Hayden didn’t back down, his tone firm. Right now, I’m the one in charge. If I say there’s compensation, then there’s gonna be compensation.” 

Jace’s eyes narrowed, a mocking smile playing at his lips. And if I say I’m in charge? Mr. Hart, are you planning to walk away from this job, or just quit?” 

It was a trap. Jace was cornering Hayden, using his pride against him

Hayden, being the straightup, noBS type, wasn’t equipped for this kind of manipulative gameespecially not against Jace, who was way more calculating, or Wayne, who had the same ruthless streak running through his veins

Watching them gang up on Hayden like that, after all the late nights and hard work he’d put into this project, made my stomach turn. It felt like Jace was just setting him up to fail. It wasn’t just unfairit was straightup bullying

I couldn’t stay quiet anymore. I stepped forward, ready to speak up

Contract Marriage

Contract Marriage

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Contract Marriage

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