The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback novel Chapter 176

“Of course he’s reliable,” Simon said, sounding sure of himself. “Evelynn landed the director’s seat, and you really think Jett’s okay with it? He’s just waiting for a chance to trip her up. Jeremy thinks the world of her, so if this project tanks, Evelynn loses her credibility. No way she keeps that job.”

“But now Mr. Hawthorne stepped in and called everything off. Something’s not right.” The director’s tone shifted as a new worry came to mind. “Unless Evelynn already knows Jett’s plan. Maybe she’s just playing along and using him.”

Simon’s face changed, worry flickering in his eyes.

“This…”

“Get in touch with Jett, now.”

“Okay, I’m on it.”

Felicia was in her office, buried in paperwork. She wasn’t just here at Autumnridge College to close the Westfield Clinical Research deal. She also needed to review the business records Peter had sent over from the past two years.

She turned the pages one by one, her expression growing darker with each line she read. She didn’t say a word.

The office was so quiet, it felt like time had stopped.

Peter waited in front of her desk, shifting his weight from foot to foot, looking more nervous by the second.

Then there was a knock at the door.

“Come in.”

Jett stepped inside, immediately picking up on the tense mood. Peter nodded at him politely.

Jett glanced at Felicia. The Westfield contract still wasn’t signed, but she looked cool and collected, focused on everything except the pending deal.

Felicia looked up, her gaze calm. “Did you need something?”

“I understand,” she said, her voice even.

Jett had been so confident earlier. Simon must have planned to seal the deal today. But now, with the meeting suddenly canceled, it was obvious someone had discovered an issue with the data and hit the brakes.

The meeting wasn’t just BlueMarble and Westfield. Government officials were supposed to be there too. The local government had big plans for Westfield, and these talks mattered a lot for the Financial City project.

If BlueMarble messed up here, it would definitely set back their plans in Autumnridge.

Felicia had hoped to use this as a chance to trip up BlueMarble, but it looked like she wouldn’t get that shot.

That night, her phone rang. It was Anne, her voice bubbling with excitement. “Daddy’s coming to Autumnridge for work, and he said he’s bringing me! Can I come see you, Evelynn?”

Max was coming to Autumnridge?