I Chose Me Over My Marriage novel Chapter 61

Everyone wanted to climb the corporate ladder.

Lyra could totally understand his selfish motives.

But business was business; his past actions didn't mean she had to grant him automatic forgiveness.

"Then I wish you immense wealth and a meteoric rise in your career, Director Lancaster."

Provided he didn't crash and burn on the way up, of course.

Lyra's congratulations made him shift uncomfortably, but given how sincere she sounded, he couldn't exactly snap back.

"It's getting late. I'll be going now."

With that, Lyra snatched up her resignation papers and turned to leave.

When she reached the door, she paused for a fraction of a second, though she didn't look back.

"I imagine you've figured out exactly what kind of person Aria Moon is. I'll offer you a friendly piece of advice: if she actually manages to seal the deal with Maxwell and becomes the lady of the Sterling Group, you'd better have an exit strategy. Otherwise, she'll find a way to boot you out before you even realize what hit you."

There was no malice in Lyra's words; she was genuinely offering him a warning.

Aria always played the innocent, fragile victim around Maxwell, and she absolutely wouldn't tolerate anyone who knew her true, ruthless nature.

When the time came, Director Lancaster would be the very first head on the chopping block.

Leaving him with that thought, Lyra opened the door and walked out.

The second the door clicked shut, Director Lancaster stood paralyzed.

He had been clawing his way through the corporate jungle for years; how could he not recognize that every word Lyra said was the absolute truth?

His position was completely compromised.

And it was all thanks to his own greedy ambition.

The HR department was on the same floor as the CEO's office.

Honestly, if it weren't strictly necessary, she would have vastly preferred never crossing paths with Maxwell again.

His sentence was abruptly cut off by the shrill ring of a phone.

Seeing that Maxwell was entirely checked out, Leo stepped aside to take the call.

By the time Lyra finished her paperwork and walked out, Maxwell still instinctively turned his back to her.

He hadn't even realized he was subconsciously trying to avoid her.

Lyra obviously saw him, but she had absolutely zero interest in saying hello. Clutching her documents, she marched straight toward the elevators.

She had barely taken two steps when she heard Leo's frantic, hushed voice addressing Maxwell.

"Mr. Sterling, we have a massive problem. The client for the East District project just called to say they're switching contractors. The final contract wasn't signed, so our losses are going to be catastrophic, and we don't even have grounds to sue for a breach of contract."

The East District project.

If Lyra remembered correctly, that was managed by The Vance Group, long-time allies of the Lennox family.