Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Chapter 161

smile.

“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.”

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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.”

Then I added, “If they try to pull tricks, we’ll deal with it.”

Ryan paused. “Since you’ve left room for negotiation, let us decide after learning more

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about Echelon Group. If the terms are good, we should take the job. We can cover salaries

with the advance payment if

things go south.”

He added, “Maybe they’re also looking into you.”

“Wouldn’t Matthew know all about me already?”

“Well, he still doesn’t know your ties with ATL Empire, does he?”

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.