Chapter 424. Paying a Visit

Upon hearing that, Blake revealed a sinister smile. He turned to Heather and responded, “I just won the tender to a new project yesterday. There are quite a few projects running at the same time in the company, so I don’t have enough time to deal with this. I think this would be a good start for you.” He had purposely said that to prevent her from escaping her fate.

She smiled in response and said, “I’m not familiar with everything here yet, so I’m afraid I might ruin everything. Blake, I must ask though, how can you be confident in my capabilities?” She had purposely emphasized her last sentence and looked at him with an unwilling expression. I’m in the midst of starting up my own company, but he’s thrown this at me. He’s just wasting my time and delaying my progress! This is so irritating!

Blake replied magnanimously, “It doesn’t matter. It’s just a mere project, so I would be quite happy with whatever outcome you produce!” His insistence had given Heather no choice—it