Chapter 174
His hands were clenched into fists. Based on the fragmented memories of Angeline in his mind, he knew she wasn’t coming.
Ned’s phone inside his suit rang repeatedly. He picked up the phone with his hands, which were turning blue from the cold, and glanced at the screen. It was Ingrid. Finally, he answered, “Hello
“Ned, where are you? I’ve been calling you all day, and no one answered,” said Ingrid while biting her lip.
Her voice was slightly choked up.
“A box was dropped on my foot while shooting an advertisement, so the director allowed me to take half a month off. I was thinking… Maybe we could use this time to have our wedding?” Ned remained silent on the other end of the phone.
A strong sense of crisis hit her, but she feigned ignorance and continued, “You know Mrs. Fletcher has always wanted us to tie the knot soon. We’re not young anymore, and it’s time to start a family.” “Does your agency allow it?” he asked, watching the rain pour.
“I’ll talk to Linda and the company about this. If not, I’ll just quit the entertainment industry and become a housewife! Ned, you know, to me… you’re the most important.”
Ned felt a whirlwind of emotions inside him.
If Ingrid had said this before, he would have immediately gone to Ingrid with his ID and taken her to register their marriage the following day without a second thought.
But now…
“What’s wrong, Ned?” Ingrid asked tentatively.
She could no longer hear the cheerfulness in his voice, and her heart pounded with anxiety when she continued, “Do you… do you not want me anymore?”
“It’s not that. Don’t overthink it.”
“But
Her tears welled up as she said, “But I just told you a box fell on my foot, and you still haven’t asked me how my foot injury is.”
“I’m sorry, recently… Because the contract with Vitality Biotech Group hasn’t been finalized, I haven’t been sleeping well for some time,” Ned lied.
“Where are you now? Are you heading back to the hotel?” he added.
“I’m at Krontos Hospital right now. Although the injury isn’t severe, Linda is worried,” she stated before adding, “It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have doubted you, Ned. You should rest well. The company’s matters are important. My foot is fine.”
“You take care of yourself.”
“Ned!”
Just as they were about to end the call, Ingrid hurriedly said, “I miss you a lot! And I love you. Rest well!”
Ned hung up the phone and checked his watch. It was almost 11:00 am. Angeline wouldn’t be coming anymore.
At this moment, his guilt and regret reached their peak. He had already wronged Angeline in the past, and now he was treating Ingrid like this when she was also not at fault for loving him wholeheartedly Content
belongs to
Pursing his lips, he dragged his sore legs down the stairs and called the driver.
“Pick me up from Oceanford College. We’re going to Krontos.”
Before he could reach the bottom of the stairs, he received a call from the manager of Fletcher Corporation.
He reported, “Hello, Mr. Fletcher. Vitality Biotech Group has finally responded with their requests, but they want to modify the contract Instead of having us lower the rate by 0.1%, they want us to prove the reliability of our production capacity and cash flow.
“They’d provide only the formula for the first batch of drugs without any financial support. This batch must be completed within a month, and they must all be qualified.
“As long as this batch of drugs is manufactured to standard, not only will we get orders for Alzheimer’s drugs, but also orders for anticancer drugs as well.”