All Chapters of 30 Days to leave my CEO husband : Chapter 51 - Chapter 53

Melinda put back the papers in her bag with a nod."I can't thank you enough, Lin.""Enough of that," she waved. "We should toast to this. Let's drink!"I went to get a bottle of Chardonnay from the kitchen, and poured her a glass."Why aren't you drinking?" she asked and took a sip from the glass. "Hmm," she nodded in appreciation. "You should take from this.""I'm a bit lightheaded," I answered sincerely. "Besides I do not feel like taking.anything at the...""Hsve you seen this," Melinda cut in, showing me the recent clip of Jennifer.I nodded slowly. "Face of Xzan huh? Who knew the bitch got something reasonable up her head. Honestly I always saw her as a dunce. But Dynamite? Wow.....""Lin." She kept talking."Melinda?"She paused, looking at my face. "You...you're crying?"I didn't even know I was. I wiped at my face. "I don't know how to say this.""What's wrong?" Melinda appeared real worried. "Go on... whatever it is, I can't judge."I broke down completely then. I spilled

"God! You did so well," Melinda said for the third or was it the fourth time? That's after she had almost embraced the life out of me.We were backstage and a vote was currently going on. After my presentation, there had been a sort of drama among the judges. So they set up a system where more people are required to vote.I wasn't really bothered about who the overall winner would be. The most important thing was being able to rightly claim back my project work. And I had done that. I also knew that no matter what, I would not leave the hall same way I came. Already my phone was pinging with tons of collaboration messages.It became so much that Melinda mentioned getting an assistant. I cut her a sharp glare and she threw a elbow into my back in return."Ms Evans?" Melinda had but turned at the sound of my name. There was a tight security detail go get back stage. Infact we'd just been informed that a vehicle with tight security detail was waiting to convey us home. It was why we