The Wife You Buried Is Back from Hell novel Chapter 944

He was around fifty, with a potbelly straining against his shirt and a greasy smile on his face. When he saw Danielle enter, his eyes swept over her before he spoke. “Miss Crawford, sorry to keep you waiting. Traffic was a bit heavy.”

Danielle suppressed the turmoil in her heart and stepped forward with a smile, handing him the proposal. “Not at all, Mr. Linden. This is our updated procurement plan. We’ve lowered the price by five percent and compressed the delivery schedule to forty-five days to perfectly match the project timeline.”

But Mr. Linden didn’t take the proposal. He just lifted his coffee cup, took a slow sip, and gazed out the window. “Ah, Miss Crawford, it’s not that I don’t want to give you face, but this partnership… I’m afraid it’s not going to work out.”

Danielle’s smile froze on her face, her fingertips growing cold. “Mr. Linden, is something wrong with the proposal? We can make adjustments. The price, the service—everything is negotiable.”

She remembered how he had praised the plan just last week. How could he change his mind so drastically in just a few days?

“It has nothing to do with the proposal,” Mr. Linden said vaguely, setting down his coffee cup. “Our company has some new internal plans, and we just don’t have a need for these components at the moment.”

“Miss Crawford, this meal is on me. Let’s just consider it making a new friend. We can talk about business some other time.”

As he spoke, he glanced at his watch, clearly trying to dismiss her. He hadn’t even opened the proposal.

Danielle was bewildered but knew that pressing the issue would be pointless. She forced a calm expression and retrieved the document. “In that case, I won’t disturb you any longer, Mr. Linden. I hope we’ll have another chance to collaborate in the future.”

With that, she turned and walked out of the private room, her heart heavy.

The project deadline was looming. If she couldn’t find a replacement supplier, the consequences would be dire.

The hallway was quiet, with only the faint glow of the restroom sign at the far end.

Danielle took a deep breath, deciding to collect herself before figuring out her next move.

Just as she reached the restroom, she saw a familiar figure leaning against the window at the end of the hall—

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