Chapter 56
\nThree Years Later, He Came Back Begging novel Chapter 56<\/p>\n
Helen didn\u2019t hesitate. \u201cNed\u2019s aunt actually does this for a living. She\u2019s been in the business forever, really trustworthy. That way you won\u2019t have to worry about getting scammed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bonnie smiled, relieved. \u201cThanks, Helen. And thank Ned for me, too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Helen waved it off. \u201cNo big deal. Besides, it gives him a chance to redeem himself\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
They chatted like that all the way into the office. Bonnie split off and instead of going back to her desk, headed straight for Jim\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
Jim was already looking for her. \u201cPerfect timing. Meadows School is having a meeting with the mayor and the planning bureau says our proposal still needs work. The higher-ups are really focused on the traffic flow for parents. And for Caledon Phase Two, the clients want to review the individual unit floor plans\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Bonnie cut in gently, \u201cJim, I want to withdraw from Caledon Phase Two, if that\u2019s alright.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jim\u2019s eyes shot up from his paperwork. \u201cWhy? Are you worried you can\u2019t handle the workload? The recent overtime hasn\u2019t been too bad, has it?\u201d<\/p>\n
She kept her eyes lowered. \u201cNo, it\u2019s not that. It\u2019s just a personal thing, Jim. I can help out with other projects, as long as it\u2019s not Caledon Phase Two.\u201d<\/p>\n
She couldn\u2019t afford to stir things up, but she could at least avoid trouble.<\/p>\n
Jim sat back, thinking. He didn\u2019t say yes or no, just told her to focus on Meadows School for now and that he\u2019d sort things out.<\/p>\n
Right before it was time to clock out, Bonnie got a message from Nestor on the company chat.<\/p>\n
She headed to the design director\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
Nestor was lounging on the sofa with a cup of tea, gesturing for her to sit. Bonnie pressed her lips together, sat down quietly, and accepted the tea he handed her. She thanked him softly.<\/p>\n
He got right to it. \u201cBonnie, Jim said you want off Caledon Phase Two. Why? This is a big project. Everyone in the office is paying close attention to it and there are colleagues hoping for a shot. It\u2019d be a shame to miss such a good learning opportunity because of a few small issues.\u201d<\/p>\n
Still, she pulled herself together and came up with an excuse. \u201cNestor, my stomach\u2019s been acting up lately. I want to get checked out at the hospital. Caledon Phase Two is about to get really busy and I\u2019m worried I\u2019ll fall behind on the workload. I hope you understand.\u201d<\/p>\n
There wasn\u2019t much Nestor could say after that. He just told her to take care of herself and wait for Jim to assign her something else.<\/p>\n
After Bonnie left, Nestor thought about it for a moment, then picked up the phone and called his old friend Bachelor.<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
Three days later, Lawrence realized Bonnie had left the project group chat.<\/p>\n
These days, Lawrence was practically living at the office, throwing himself into work just to keep his mind occupied.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-724","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}