A Heavy Task I went to ATL Empire the following day.


    However, I didn’t see As, but Nick signed the contract with me instead.


    He shook my hand and said, “We’re looking forward to working with you.” “Keep your projectsing,


    all right?” I said with a smile.


    With the contract signing, I officiallyunched mypany, Hartz Construction.


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    Although I had Urban Builders‘ support, I felt nervous about taking on such a massive project as my


    first.


    However, I was thrilled because I could provide for myself and Ava.


    Soon, the news spread throughout the industry, and everyone wondered who was behind Hartz


    Construction.


    1 Asis stepped out of ATL Empire, I hesitantly called As.


    After all, I couldn’t have signed the contract without him.


    The phone rang for a while before he answered huskily, “Yes?” He always spoke little and bossily, so I


    lost my mood to speak.


    Suddenly, he grew anxious and asked, ” Chloe?” 1 “I–I…just wanted to tell you that I signed the


    contract with ATL Empire,” I tried to sound spirited, “I didn’t see you here, so I thought I should call


    you.” “You miss me, don’t you?” he asked tenderly.


    Here we go again, I thought.


    I cleared my throat and said, “Why aren’t you at the office today?” Although I couldn’t see his face, I


    became nervous and tried to change the subject.


    “I’m in Astronia,” he said.


    “Oh, when did you go abroad? When are youing back?” I was surprised because he never told me


    he was going overseas.


    No wonder I hadn’t seen him since we parted ways at the hospital.


    “Do you miss me or not?” he asked.” “Why would I miss you? I just wanted to tell you that I signed the


    contract,” I tried to sound serious.


    “How can I not know that? Why can’t you just admit that you miss me?” he said impatiently.


    “Should I just hang up?” I said casually.


    “Come on.


    How could you just hang up after flirting with me?” As sounded clearer now.


    “What the hell are you talking about?” I rolled my eyes.


    “Hey, you woke me up from my sleep, and now you want to hang up?” He was slightly upset.


    Finally, I realized it waste at night where he was.


    I felt embarrassed, saying, “Y–You’re right, I’m sorry: forgot you were in Astronia.


    Just go back to sleep?” “Hello? Do you miss me or not?” My heart raced.


    How could I tell As that? “You’re wasting my time, okay?” he sounded sterner now.


    1-1 do, all right?” I said despite myself.


    I knew I shouldn’t have said that, but he would ask me repeatedly if I didn’t.


    “Got it.


    Got to go now.” He hung up.


    What the hell? How could he flirt with me and then hang up on me just like that? He didn’t even tell me


    when he wasing back! Suddenly, I realized I was looking forward to his return.


    Now that I had signed the contract, I wondered how Matthew felt about it.


    I knew he had nothing now.


    However, I never expected him to bring my parents to the apartment the evening before the divorce


    trial.