The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback novel Chapter 249

Felicia walked back into the office just as Jeremy was returning from outside. When he spotted her, he gave a casual greeting.

She nodded and fell into step beside him as they headed inside.

“How did it go?” he asked.

Felicia gave a light smile. “I’m not even fighting for the money. Sam helping me out honestly feels like overkill. He probably only agreed because you asked.” She shrugged. “His fees are high, but compared to the cut he takes from those big divorce cases, this is nothing. I heard he made millions just from Heather’s case.”

Jeremy glanced over. “You might not care about the assets, but Max has the best legal team money can buy. If he’s set on dragging this out, it’s not going to be easy.”

She knew he was right. Max refusing the divorce was just his way of making things harder for her. That awful man. Just thinking about it made her chest tighten.

They stepped into the elevator and shifted the conversation to work.

Jeremy mentioned he’d sealed a contract with Jim that morning. It was a big win, giving the Curtis family plenty of leverage for the power struggle brewing inside.

“Darin probably knows by now,” Felicia said.

“He definitely does,” Jeremy replied. “Jim has people on his team who report back to Darin.”

Felicia paused, then nodded. It was only natural. Anyone in their position would plant someone on the inside.

“Jim needs to sort out who’s the mole, though. We can’t let this affect Roen Capital in the future.”

“I’ve already warned him,” Jeremy said. “He’ll handle it.”

That eased her mind. “Good.”

The elevator doors opened and Felicia stepped out. “I’ll get back to work.”

Jeremy called after her, “Come to my office around three by the way.”

Jeremy cut in, “Alright, that’s enough. Maybe you should work on your professional image.”

Anthony huffed. “What’s wrong with my image?”

Felicia couldn’t help but laugh.

After the jokes, Jeremy got down to business. He wanted Felicia to take charge of a new biomedical project with a two billion dollar budget. Savannah would be her right hand. Thanks to her success with the Westfield Clinical Research project, Felicia was the obvious choice.

Jeremy handed her a thick file. “Look this over when you get a chance. If you have any questions, just ask.”

Felicia took it and nodded. “Will do.”

That was all for now. Jeremy had called them in just for this, so Felicia and Savannah left the office together.

Once the door closed behind them, Anthony turned to Jeremy and launched into more serious business talk. For all his flirty, laid-back attitude, Anthony was one of the best in the industry and everyone knew it.