Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard) novel Chapter 256

Chapter 256 Resuming the Collaboration 

“Don’t you know how badly she performs? Several of her projects were rejected. They’re using your design again for the overpass project.” Emma wore a disdainful expression. She snatched away the banana I’d eaten half. 

“Bananas contain high glucose. You’d do well to cut down on it. 

“Amelia was utterly humiliated now. Of course, she’s not happy. Furthermore, she didn’t have the qualifications. She couldn’t put her name on the projects that were successfully bid. Now, that feels good!” 

The longer Emma talked about it, the more excited she became. However, I didn’t feel much about it. Perhaps this was what Julian meant when she said that we took the high road. Not caring about it made me feel much more relaxed. 

I might’ve had an easy time, but the same couldn’t be said for Harmon Group. Their issue wasn’t resolved, even if I resigned. At first, they could say that I quit my job due to the mistake I made. However, they were saying that losing me had a huge impact on the company now. 

A lot of the design patents of the collaborating partners belonged to me. I was also the one who secured some projects. Aside from the time I relapsed, I poured my heart and soul into Harmon Group for the past years. Numerous partners approved of me. 

It was bad enough that they let another person take over at the last minute. Amelia was even rejecting all of my previous designs for the collaboration. It went without saying that our partners wouldn’t agree to it. 

By the time Caleb came to see me, Harmon Group’s stock price had been hitting the limit for a few days on end. “The company is thrown into disarray, Eva. And Luca is making things worse. I’m running out of steam.” 

Caleb was indeed not looking too good. He also seemed much skinnier. However, his spirits lifted when he talked about the previous project. 

“One of my classmates from my time studying overseas is the team leader’s son. In any case, the project has begun according to the original design. He helped out, and the fines were lifted. So, we can kickstart the project again. 

“Brightwave Group is collaborating with us again, but they took away much of the profits. Leonard was so pissed off over it.” I was a little amused at the thought of Leonard getting ticked off because Zack was taking the profits. 

That was how Leonard had been back in school. He’d get mad for a good while, even if I ignored Zack, let alone what was happening right now. 

However, Leonard probably stopped caring about my relationship with Zack now. Perhaps he didn’t want his company to lose out on the profits. 

“It doesn’t matter if Leonard is pissed off. The project has resumed anyway.” What I said was true. The company was what mattered most to Mr. Harmon Senior. If Leonard wasn’t around, he’d still have Luca. So, Mr. Harmon Senior didn’t care about Leonard that much anymore. 

Caleb looked at me timidly, “Are you sure you’ll go through with the divorce, Eva? The lawyer told me that you guys are already dividing the properties.” 

I nodded and didn’t want to comment on the matter any further. We were headed for a divorce. anyway. It was better to get it over with quickly and give us back our freedom. 

“I think you should reconsider it, Eva. I consulted the lawyer. Judging by your circumstances…. 

“It’s impossible to patch things up between us, Caleb. It’s better to get a divorce as fast as we 

can.” 

Ever since Caleb learned about my condition, he had been firmly against the divorce. As he said, it would be easier for me to treat my condition with the Harmon family as my backing. On top of that, I wouldn’t have to worry about money, either.