Bye Bye Lovesick Puppy No Longer Chasing Your Glow, I Became My Own Sun novel Chapter 38

My heart rared, threatening to spill mit all the secrets buried deep in my soul. Ispickly posed away all the thoughts and stood at some distance from that father and sens duo, I emoldn’t afford any drama hete

Attended in my Inn, Zoe asked me.

“You are just like me. Can you be my mom?

His query eight me off guard, I found myself at a loss for wounds in response.

Jane had expressed her wish for Telis to be her dad endlier, and now, Zoe wanted me to be his mommy.

What the hell was going on there?

However, Jane didn’t like Zoe’s request; she was clearly upset, Spreading her arms, she stood in front of me and replied to him on my behalf.

“Don’t you have a moue? This is my mommy!

Zoe’s adorable face lost all of its color in a split second as he looked down sadly, shaking his head.

“No. I don’t have a

His pitous cry for help ached my heart. I quickly stopped in to stop their argumenti.

“Bad manners, Jane. Please don’t behave rudely

Zoe was just a child, yearning for a mother’s love; it wasn’t his foult to ask a harmless question. Isympathized with his situation as he didn’t seem close to Telis. He didn’t even hug his son after finding him.

Jane acted like a good girl and apologized to Zoe, she offered him her spare rocket model as well

I am sorry, Zoe.”

Zoe accepted the gift and talked like an adult.

“We should share our engineering projects, Jane. Collaboration makes better innovations.

While the two kids were discussing their projects, I took this chance to express my gratitude to Felix.

Thank you so much for helping me find my Jane. I sincerely appreciate it.”

Felix smiled in acknowledgment; his tone was soft in response

“I am glad to help you, Miss Becker.”

After this, some of the tension between us eased. Just like a true businessman, Felix seized this opportunity and requested.

*I would like to partner with your consulting firm for this quarter, Miss Becker.”

His request turned my expression sour, freeing my facial expression in a heartbeat. I couldn’t help but roll my eyes at him.

Felix’s help, his changed attitude, and treating my considerately after Melody’s drama–all this was calculated, Everything he did had an ulterior motive. He was such a cunning for

As I didn’t utter a single word and looked towght the door to leave, he tried to convince me with his reasoning.

“I really admire your company’s ability to provide strategic consulting for seriace ventures, Miss Becker. But space technology is a new area for your firm. And unfortunately, you don’t have much recognition in the Boston aerospace community yet *

After counting my company’s shortcomings, be pointed out the issues for me and then offered solutions like an angel.

“The industry interest in your consulting services isn’t high yet, Miss Becker. Partner with me for this quarter; my involvement would be a win win situation for both of us.”

23:07

Dl, really?

I was new in Boston, and everyone had their eyes fixed on my every single moe. The news of his partnership with my company world create a bust in the business community, hooting his credibility as a serious space entrepreneur.

My dad used his connections to prepare a contract, and when I gave it to Felix, he pushed it aside like trash

“How dare you patronize me like this, Drielle? Do you think that I am a failure, who can’t achieve anything on his own? I don’t need your family’s help

My heart shattered to see his rude attitude. Instead of being grateful for my favor, he thought that I had tried to hurt his pride. He refused to talk to me and ignored me completely at the lab, so I went to apologize at his apartment.

rature was minus three degrees

It was December, heavy snowfall and harsh winter had covered our whole city with a white blanket. The temperature was Celsis that evering when I reached his home and knocked at his door.

Guess what he did?

Not only did he ignore my calls for hours but pretended not to be home. I had to stand in the cold for the entire evening before he opened the door for

The bitterness of that incident still haunted me, making me feel stupid that I wasted my golden years trying to please him. Ironically, he accepted a similar deal later and took part in the project. That was the very first project that launched his career.

The fatigue of years settled in as I glanced at his face and weighed the pros and cons of his offer. Being emotional could result in loss of business opportunities, and I had planned extensively to make him pay

Ill ensure that those who rise too high come crashing down.

I replied to him calmly.

“Come to my office at 10:00 am tomorrow, Mr. Reed!”