Beyond the Divorce novel Chapter 161

“I’m impressed that you live up to expectations,” he said.

Someone must have told him about me.

Graciously, I responded, “Well, I was just trying to be upfront with you. Given our situation, I’m grateful

you’re willing to consider us.”

After seeing Damian off to the elevator, I went straight to Ryan’s office and shared the story with him.

Ryan listened and playfully said, “That’s cheeky of you.”

I defended myself, saying, “Well, they came to us, didn’t they? And I suspect there’s more to this than

meets the eye.”

Ryan nodded in agreement.

“We’ll have to be cautious,” I said, settling on the sofa. “But a project involving duplexes totaling 50,000

square meters is an enormous opportunity for Tanum. We can’t pass this up if the price is right.”

After a pause, I said, “I’ve already asked someone to help me look into Echelon Group.”

Matthew might use the company against me, but if they offered me money, I planned to take it and

maybe even ask for more.