My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna) novel Chapter 18

After a few exchanges, Evelyn went straight to the point. "Mrs. Roberts, I apologize for bothering you during work. As you know, Richard just signed a contract with Roberts Group some time ago. However, none of us expected this huge fiasco to happen. Could you please talk to Mr. Roberts about it? Could you put off the project for a while so that Richard and I could settle down?"

The partnership between the Roberts Group and the hospital was a state-owned project. Initially, Roberts Group consisted of a construction company and a trading company. The partnership with the hospital was under the construction company. Currently, Hendrix put me in charge of it. Evelyn referred to her husband and the dean of the hospital, Mr. Hammer, as Richard.

"We signed a contract and we were supposed to settle everything by this month before starting the construction. However, Richard used the funds for something else, hence we need to halt the project for a while."

To put it simply, Roberts Group would not be receiving their final payment at the moment as agreed in the contract.

I smiled awkwardly and replied, "Mrs. Hammer, you should know that I'm married to Hendrix but we don't have a good relationship. This isn't a small amount of money. Hendrix is always meticulous. If anything goes wrong, I won't be able to report back to him."

Evelyn was a little anxious and she looked upset. She paused for a moment and said, "It'll only take a week. Just give us one week. We'll definitely thank you after Richard gets the capital."

It was not difficult for me to handle it but after a brief pause, I answered, "Mrs. Hammer, Roberts Group is not a small company. The company is extremely strict when managing finance. If I help Mr. Hammer, I would have to shoulder the responsibility, unless..."

I trailed off and stared at Evelyn.

She seemed to be grasping at a straw. She asked hurriedly, "Unless what?"

I glanced at her and I hesitated for a moment. I told her, "Unless I have a reason to delay work."

Without waiting for Evelyn to reply, I added, "Now that I think about it, there's something that I can use as an excuse."

"What is it?" Evelyn inquired as she held a glass of water tightly.