They Want Me Back When It's Too Late (Jessica and Brian) novel Chapter 41

Stella rolled her eyes at him and tugged Jessica toward the door. “You must be tired, right? Go check your room and see if anything’s missing. I’ll have someone bring it over.”

Jessica couldn’t stop them since they were determined to back her no matter what. She let herself take every ounce of love they gave.

She thought if it made them happy, that was enough.

The next day, at Brian’s office, Jackson gave his report. “Mr. Atkinson, the SG Project was basically settled with Grant Group. But this morning, their project lead suddenly pulled the plug. They said they won’t work with us.”

SG Project was one of the Atkinson Group’s top priorities. After almost three months of negotiation, they were just about to sign the deal. Now, the other side suddenly flat–out rejected them.

Jackson paused and looked at Brian. Seeing Brian didn’t react, he added, “They said they will never work with Atkinson Group.”

That finally earned a twitch of Brian’s brows. He instructed, “Clear my schedule. I’ll talk to their CEO myself.”

Jackson replied, “Yes, sir.”

Brian showed up at Grant Group without an appointment and got stopped at the front desk.

Dereck had just wrapped up a meeting when the receptionist patched the call through. Hearing Brian was downstairs and wanted to see him, Dereck let out a cold laugh. “Tell him I’m in a meeting. Whether he wants to wait or leave, that’s his call.”

Then Dereck hung up while grumbling to himself, ‘You think I’ll let you off so easily after what you did to my daughter?‘

The receptionist set the phone down and said with a polite smile, “Mr. Atkinson, Mr. Grant is still in a meeting. If you’re not in a rush, you’re welcome to wait in our lounge.”

Brian checked his watch. As a CEO, his schedule was stacked. But this potential partnership with Grant Group mattered more than anything, so he replied, “Alright.”

The receptionist led them to the elevator and up to the lounge on the 25th floor. Then, the receptionist left.

Jackson trailed behind Brian and settled into the plush chairs.

Two minutes later, Jackson started sensing something was off. He thought, ‘Not even a cup of coffee is served? Grant Group’s staff aren’t usually this sloppy:

They waited for a while, and soon, 20 minutes passed.

Jackson glanced at Brian, who remained stone–faced, and hesitated. He wondered, ‘Did they seriously forget we’re still here?‘

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