Alle Kapitel von Dear Ex-Husband, The Quadruplets Are Mine: Kapitel 41 – Kapitel 50

Patricia’s POVI waited quietly as Mr. Khalid Jhay’s assistant went through the report in front of him. I had expected to receive an immediate response about the architectural company, but instead, I was told that I would have to wait.The assistant closed the file and looked at me. “Mr. Jhay has reviewed the information, but he will not be available to meet with you until five days from now. That is the earliest time he can make room in his schedule.”I nodded calmly. Five days was not what I had hoped for, but I had already come this far, and there was no reason to complain. If Mr. Jhay was looking for someone capable of handling the kind of architectural work I had in mind, then waiting a few days would not hurt.“Alright,” I replied. “I will come back in five days.”The assistant nodded and gave me the details of the appointment before I thanked him and left.Once I got into my car, I sat behind the steering wheel for a moment and stared ahead. My mind was already going through eve

Maverick’s POVI had not been to the office in days.At first, I had convinced myself that staying away would help me think. I had been too distracted by everything that had happened with Patricia, and I knew that walking into the office and pretending everything was normal would not change anything. I needed time to settle my thoughts, even though I was beginning to realize that being alone with them was not helping either.Melody and Pierce were still at it.I had stopped trying to understand whatever unresolved issue existed between those two. They were both adults, and if they wanted to spend their time arguing, tackling each other, or behaving like children whenever they crossed paths, that was their business. Hopefully, one day they would figure out whatever was wrong between them and settle it themselves.I had more important things to worry about. At least, that was what I kept telling myself.I spent most of the evening pacing around the house without actually doing anything

Maverick’s POVI did not bother spending the night trying to figure out what could have made Patricia go to Jhay's company.There were too many possibilities, and none of them would give me an answer unless I asked the person who actually knew what was happening.Jimmy.He had promised me that he would remain at the Anderson company and work with our architecture team until the contract was completed. If Patricia had suddenly decided to meet with Jhay, then I wanted to know why. I did not want to make assumptions, and I certainly did not want Pierce's words to make me act irrationally.I picked up my phone and called Jimmy. He answered almost immediately. For a second, I wondered if he had been expecting my call.“Hello,” he said.“Hi, Jimmy,” I replied. “I wanted to ask you something.”“Go ahead, Mr Anderson.”I walked toward the window and looked outside. “Do you and Patricia have an alternative for the job you are working on with us, or are you simply looking for more clients?”The

Maverick's POVThe next morning, I got to the office earlier than I had any business being there.I barely remembered the drive. My mind had been awake long before the rest of me, and by the time I stepped through the glass doors of the company, I was already looking toward the elevators, expecting Patricia to appear at any moment. I had convinced myself that if I got there early enough, I would see her before the day's chaos began. Maybe I would finally get the chance to talk to her without anyone else around. Maybe she would look at me and I would know what she was thinking.It was ridiculous, but I could not seem to stop myself.The moment I reached my office floor, my eyes searched the reception area, then moved up to my office and scanned everywhere again….Patricia was not there.I glanced toward the hallway and then back at the external path away from my office before looking at Pierce, who was sorting through some documents."Has Patricia arrived?" I asked. Pierce looked up at

Author's POVKhalid had been watching Patricia carefully from the moment she picked up the documents. He had expected hesitation.He had expected questions.He had even expected her to look confused by some of the changes he had deliberately made to the original plans. Instead, she had simply sat there, going through the pages one after another with an expression that revealed almost nothing.The documents were complicated for a reason.Khalid had already had an initial plan drawn up before Patricia came into the picture, but he had added several complications to it. He had changed certain structural details, altered some of the proposed spaces, and included requirements that would make the project difficult for an architect who was only interested in following instructions instead of understanding the entire vision.He wanted to know whether Patricia truly knew what she was doing. So far, she had given him no reason to doubt herself.She had not rushed. She had not pretended to unders