Dumping My Fiancé For His Uncle

Chapter 58

n is coming too. He'll ask

"This is a serious matter, and the situation has caused quite a star. That's why Stefan is details. Just answer as usual, nothing to worry about, the man in the suit said. Thea instantly broke into a cold sweat, her palms clammy. "Wait, do you mean Mr. Hendrix is coming too?"

The man shot her an impatient glance. "Was that hard to understand?"

Thea gave a nervous laugh. "I just find it hard to believe. For something like this, it really doesn't seem necessary to trouble Mr. Hendrix

The man made a gesture for them to proceed.

If I refuse to go now, it'll make me look guilty, Thea thought, feeling a headache coming on.

She could only hope that Nicolas would be there.

Madelyn noticed her odd behavior, a knowing look flashing in her eyes.

Outside the office, security guards stood in formation

It wasn't just Thea and Madelyn who were called. Higher-ups involved in this recent plan had also been summoned.

Everyone was on edge.

Especially after hearing that Stefan, who had been retired to recover his health, was coming out of retirement for this, faces were turning pale left and right. Nicolas was notoriously strict, not tolerating any mistakes.

His iron rule was honed under Stefan's guidance.

Thea had never seen Stefan like this before.

In the past, whenever she saw Stefan, she thought of him as a kind, amusing old man.

But now, feeling the weight of the somber atmosphere, Thea couldn't help but take a sharp breath.

As they reached the office door, Jake came out

His face was dark, almost ashen, and beads of sweat glistened on his forehead.

It wasn't hard to guess that Jake had just been thoroughly chewed out.

Jake noticed Thea's disdainful look, his pride stung-

Choosing to ignore her, Jake gave Madelyn a gentle smile. "Don't worry, everything will be fine."

Madelyn threw herself into his arms. "Jake, I'm really scared. Did I do something wrong? At the time, it was a group decision. But now even Miss Rowland won't take responsibility. Once we go in, Tin done for

Jake's gaze suddenly sharpened as he turned to Thea. "Thea, just because you want to shirk responsibility doesn't mean you should dump everything on Madelyn. We're all supposed to share this as a team. Why are you making her take your share? we go

Thea scoiled in disbelief. "Jake, did Mr. Hendrix not yell at you enough just now? Should I mention it to him when w Larkin It's clear you still don't understand what you did wrong

Jake's face darkened, gritting his teeth. "Thea, don't push it.

Thea sneered. "Who's pushing it? You know the truth. Honestly, no one's really to blame except you two, desperate to show off at the alumni event. If you hadn't been so eager, even if something went wrong, Mr.

Hendrix would have just written it off as your usual incompetence. But now, you've dug your own grave."

Jake stormed forward, grabbing her wrist. "Say that again, Thea

Then raised her head fearlessly. "Go ahead. Hit me. Right here"

"Enough!" A commanding voice interrupted, followed by the sound of synchronized footsteps.

All three of them turned around at once.

When Jake saw who it was, the arrogant fire in his eyes quickly died down.