Chapter 12\u00a0<\/p>\n
While Vivian stayed in the hospital for three days, Logan and Sloane only grew bolder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During that time, she received plenty of anonymous messages from Whitfield Group employees. Some people didn\u2019t even bother hinting. They told her outright that Logan and Sloane\u2019s relationship wasn\u2019t normal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A fresh rookie wouldn\u2019t receive that kind of special treatment from a CEO unless there was something going on between them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Any reasonable person could see the blurry line between them. Logan, however, still thought he was hiding it well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For the past few days, the only thing he had done was send Vivian one message a day to update her on his schedule. He hadn\u2019t shown any real concern beyond that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maybe she had finally seen him for what he was, because she didn\u2019t care as much anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her injury wasn\u2019t severe. After three days, once the pain eased, she was discharged and went back to Eleanor\u2019s house to recover.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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While she was there, the wedding planner reached out to confirm a change to the photo they\u2019d display at the venue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Hartwell, can you confirm you want to replace this photo as the main display at the wedding?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian had never asked to change the display photo. She immediately replied with a single question mark.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The planner responded at once. \u201cYesterday, our staff called Mr. Whitfield to confirm wedding details. The staff said you answered the phone and requested the change.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian understood immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So, Logan was indulging Sloane to the point that she could pick up his calls whenever she wanted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Vivian didn\u2019t respond for a while, the planner asked, \u201cMs. Hartwell, should we proceed with the replacement?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
They all believed the original photo Vivian had chosen was the best option. The new one was a distant shot. They could barely even see her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
BC.GAME\u00a0<\/p>\n
View\u00a0<\/p>\n
50\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 12\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cReplace it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Logan was going to let Sloane leave her fingerprints all over the wedding, then Vivian didn\u2019t mind giving him an unforgettable wedding.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The planner tried to talk her out of it, but Vivian\u2019s stance didn\u2019t budge. In the end, they could only follow her instructions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They also wanted to schedule a meeting to finalize other details.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian didn\u2019t even think about it. She told them to carry out the plan exactly as originally designed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sensing the awkwardness, the planner chose not to ask anything further and ended the call.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian put her phone away and lay back in the lounge chair in the yard, her eyes slowly closing. The last wash of sunset warmed her skin, and everything around her felt quiet and still.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She just hadn\u2019t expected Sloane\u2019s boss, Stella Scott, to come looking for her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stella stood at the gate with a gift bag in hand, her face drawn with exhaustion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A flicker of confusion crossed Vivian\u2019s eyes as she got up to open the gate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Scott, what brings you here?\u201d Vivian stepped aside and invited Stella into the yard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stella let out a sigh, her voice heavy with resentment. \u201cMs. Hartwell, Halcyon Group is really in trouble this time. I found an excuse and fired Sloane yesterday. That same night, Mr. Whitfield said he was pulling Whitfield Group\u2019s investment and halting the project.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve tried talking to him multiple times today. We even gave up more profit. He still insists on withdrawing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The project was already halfway underway. If Logan suddenly pulled out now, people would start speculating immediately. No one else would dare step in without funding.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stella had run out of options. That was why she had come to Vivian.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The partnership with Halcyon Group had been Vivian\u2019s push from the start. She knew exactly how much profit the project could bring Whitfield Group.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whitfield Group had seven years of her life in it. She wasn\u2019t going to sit back and watch Logan wreck the company\u2019s interests just to vent on behalf of Sloane.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Under Stella\u2019s anxious gaze, Vivian spoke with calm certainty. \u201cDon\u2019t worry, Ms. Scott. Whitfield Group won\u2019t be withdrawing its investment from this project.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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3\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stella hesitated, then blurted out, \u201cMr. Whitfield already sent us a termination contract. He had Sloane deliver it to my office herself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The memory clearly still burned. Stella\u2019s eyes flashed with anger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Sloane walked into her office, she acted smug and aloof, like she owned the place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Halcyon Group had been a well\u2013established company in Baymoor for over a decade. If their cash flow hadn\u2019t hit a snag recently, they never would\u2019ve partnered with Whitfield Group in the first place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And now, just to stand up for his mistress, Logan had sent her to humiliate the owner of Halcyon Group. It was basically a public declaration that Whitfield Group had fallen out with Halcyon Group.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Logan had changed completely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Hartwell\u2026\u201d Stella\u2019s confidence wavered when Vivian didn\u2019t react right away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian guided her to a seat in the yard, her tone steady. \u201cI\u2019ll handle it. I\u2019ll see it through. The project won\u2019t be shut down.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With Vivian\u2019s assurance, Stella finally exhaled. Once she relaxed, she started talking nonstop, even offering Vivian \u201ctips\u201d on how to put a mistress in her place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian just smiled and let her talk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everyone seemed to assume Vivian would never actually leave. Logan probably believed that too. That was why he had been so reckless lately.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next day, Vivian went to Whitfield Group.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the way in, employees looked at her with sympathy. Some colleagues who knew her greeted her, but their expressions were awkward and strained.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jack was the most awkward of them all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Vivian stepped out of the elevator, she happened to run into Jack waiting by the doors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A moment ago, he\u2019d been perfectly composed. The second he saw her, panic flashed across his face, as if an enemy had just appeared at the gates. Even his words tangled as he spoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u2013Ms. Hartwell, what are you doing here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivian glanced at his stiff, uneasy expression, then flicked her eyes toward Logan\u2019s office. She\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 12\u00a0<\/p>\n
asked coldly, \u201cI\u2019m here at the wrong time, aren\u2019t I?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 12\u00a0 While Vivian stayed in the hospital for three days, Logan and Sloane only grew bolder.\u00a0 During that time, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-i-cancel-the-engagement-and-level-way-up"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}