Skipped At The Altar, Taken By His Uncle novel Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Whitney’s phone fell from her hand with a sharp smack, landing on the floor.

Frank looked puzzled. “Whitney? Are you okay? Are you still stressing over the rivalry between Mr. Walton and Hector?

“Relax. Mr. Barton usually sides with Mr. Walton. This time, Hector is just undercutting us to steal the Harris Group contract. I bet once Mr. Barton hears the whole story, he won’t back Hector.”

Valerie leaned in. “Don’t be so sure. I heard someone over there has ties to the Harris Group.”

“Who?” Whitney and Frank both asked at once.

“You know who,” Valerie whispered. “Mr. Walton’s ex–wife!”

Whitney suddenly realized who she mentioned.

Only then did Whitney realize her phone was still lying on the floor.

But when she picked it up and turned it over, her mind went completely blank for a second.

Her fingers trembled slightly as she held the phone.

She had been on a video call with Klein for ten minutes.

Panicking, Whitney fumbled and hit the end call button with a sharp click.

She immediately felt something was wrong after hanging up.

Now, it looked like she’d called Klein on purpose, let him overhear her complaining about him, and then hung up on him just to make a scene.

After all that, she really did feel like one of those evil, scheming side characters straight out of a webnovel.

Whitney nervously opened the chat with Klein again.

Whitney: [Uncle Klein, I’m really sorry. If I said everything that just happened was a total coincidence, would you buy it?]

Klein: [A coincidence? So you just happened to open my chat, stared at it for half an hour, accidentally hit the call button, and I just happened to overhear you gossiping with your coworkers?]

Whitney wanted to cry, but all she could do was type one/word. [Yes!]

Klein: [What a coincidence. And speaking of coincidences, I’m actually going to be passing by your office soon. How about we grab dinner and chat tonight?]

“Can I even say no to that? Whitney thought, feeling totally cornered. ‘Nope, I really can’t.”

Whitney replied with a smiley emoji. [Okay, Mr. Harris.]

Klein narrowed his eyes, staring at her calling him “Mr. Harris“, and let out a chuckle.

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“Damn. I told her to stop calling me Uncle Klein, and now she’s just getting more and more distant, Klein thought.

Klein replied: [Catch you tonight, Ms. Moore.]

Whitney almost passed out right then and there when she saw his message.

Before Whitney could even faint, Ivan Walton walked out of Townsend’s office with a grim look on his face.

“Boss, how did it go?” Everyone turned to look at him, waiting for his answer.

Ivan looked like he couldn’t care less. “Nothing much. Mr. Barton just said, whoever gets the contract, it’s theirs.”

“Doesn’t matter what you do to get it,” he added.

Whitney and the others’s faces fell, and the mood instantly turned heavy.

As Gina Parsons walked past their group, she flashed a sly smile. “Mr. Walton, what’s up? You don’t look so good.

Ivan didn’t say a word. He just gave his ex–wife a long, meaningful look.

Since Ivan wasn’t saying anything, Whitney and the others just went back to their desks and got back to work.

Seeing

tle jab got no reaction, Gina lost interest and walked away.

help feeling down. That was just how things worked in this industry. If one had the right got all the good stuff.

gh to have killer skills. One also needed a powerful network backing them up if one wanted

d, Ivan was in the same boat as

were both on

their

own.

Whitney glanced at the clock

She just didn’t want anyon explain herself.

Klein watched her sp

You got the cops o

Whitney stiffe

Klem no

out ten minutes early.

r leaving with Klein. If that happened, there’d be no way to

e was pulling off a heist, one eyebrow raised. “What’s the rush?

ng?”

Mr. Harris. You can drive now.”

ked, but he deliberately took his time before finally starting the engine.

feel like eating tonight?” Klein asked.

1. d. “Why don’t we try Sunrise Bites? We missed out last time.”

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She gave an awkward little laugh.

Klein gave a faint, almost imperceptible smile. “Sure, let’s go there.”

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Whitney was dying to ask Klein how much he’d actually overheard during that call.

But she didn’t have the guts, so she just decided to play turtle and keep her mouth shut.

They were back in the same private room as last time, and Klein had ordered the same soup. Whitney sat there, her mind wandering, still unsure why Klein had asked her out tonight.

She tried to make small talk. “Did they tell James about the engagement being called off?”

Klein poured her a glass of water, taking his time. “Haven’t heard anything. I haven’t been home these past few days.”

His eyes were as dark as a starless night, deep and piercing. “Want me to go talk to him for you?”

Whitney shook her head. “No, that’s okay.”

“WE

f him saying anything?‘ Whitney thought. ‘If anyone should break the news to James, it himself.”

did your dad agree to the engagement being called off?” Klein asked.

e a sarcastic little smirk. “Whether he agrees or not doesn’t matter. I’ve already let him know.”

old both sides. If they wanted to act as if nothing had happened, they’d just end up embarrassing

selves later.

lein let a small smile play on his is. “Yeah, I hear you.”

After that, they just had din

Whitney just played du

home alone.

Klein, meanwhil

her of them mentioned that call from earlier.

ole thing. When

they

were done, she grabbed a cab and went

Ivin Malone.

“Hello, Mr

hour.

Cal

ed, sounding a little puzzled. He had no idea what Klein wanted at this

business dinner, and he was still feeling a bit groggy from the drinks.

rm for that merger yet?” Klein asked.

1. up. “We were set on PrimeBridge Law Firm, but the two partners gave us different g to figure out which offer works best for us.”

do we

about price when picking a law firm?” Klein’s tone was cool and sharp. run down his spine, cold sweat breaking out even though he was sitting safely in his car.

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