She's Too Busy Winning to Watch Him Cry novel Chapter 118

After Arthur and Lyra settled into their seats at the restaurant, Lyra spoke up. "Dad, did you see that?"

Arthur nodded. He had seen it perfectly clearly—Rowan had been incredibly attentive to Tabitha.

He had even proactively opened the car door for her.

It was the exact behavior of a man eager to impress his future mother-in-law.

"So, when can we finally return the ring?"

Lyra knew that only her father stepping in to formally break the engagement would make it official. If she tried to do it alone, it would just be dismissed as a childish tantrum.

Even when she had laid it out plainly for Alistair Jameson, the old man hadn't given her a direct answer.

Arthur quietly placed a piece of meat onto his daughter's plate.

He had previously asked Delilah for her thoughts on Lyra constantly demanding to call off the engagement.

To his surprise, after much hesitation, his wife had agreed. They should end it.

She had reasoned that if Rowan was involved with anyone else, they might have fought for the match. But Jasmine was an undeniably brilliant woman—it was a losing battle.

Plus, Jasmine and Lyra used to be close friends.

Lyra might act tough, but deep down, she was incredibly loyal. She would never stoop to fighting over a man her friend had claimed.

Hearing that had rubbed Arthur the wrong way. In his eyes, his daughter was just as brilliant. Especially lately—her strategic decisions at the company had left him thoroughly impressed time and time again.

It was just a damn shame.

He admired Rowan, but the man was clearly never destined to be his son-in-law. If Lyra didn't want him, he absolutely wouldn't force her.

"Once Caleb's wedding is over, I'll pay a visit to the Jameson estate. For now, just eat your food."

Hearing her father's promise, Lyra finally let out a massive sigh of relief.

She obediently picked up her silverware and started eating.

When they finished their meal and stepped outside, Lyra received a fantastic piece of news.

She had filed for several patents a while ago, and the official approval for the 'Smart Logic Modules' had just come through.

In her past life, this was the crowning jewel of Jameson Tech.

This time, she had completely outmaneuvered them.

She knew Rowan's ruthless tactics better than anyone. With the Jameson family's suffocating grip on both politics and business, Lyra had no choice but to play dirty to secure her family's survival.

In this life, she had been aggressively headhunting talent, seizing patents, and furiously pivoting their business model.

But the only venue in Seaborne City capable of hosting over a hundred tables was The Jameson Grand. That meant they had to go through Rowan.

"We'll have to put our bad blood aside for now," Caleb said with a sigh.

Lyra offered a small nod. "Yeah."

"I'll have Dad make the call."

Caleb didn't call Rowan directly.

Instead, he asked Arthur to reach out to Commissioner Jameson.

With Commissioner Jameson stepping in to approve it, especially for such a major Fairchild family event, they successfully secured the hotel's largest grand ballroom.

But when Lyra arrived at the hotel to pay the deposit, she ran into someone completely unexpected.

The famous actress, Josie Somerset.

The woman who would eventually become an A-list celebrity wasn't famous just yet—she was currently working the front desk at The Jameson Grand.

The last time Lyra had seen her was at that rundown seaside motel.

The color instantly drained from Lyra's face.