Chapter 73


    Hearing those words,n’s pupils contracted sharply. His dark eyes were like icy pools, chilling and


    obscure in their depths. “ra, we can negotiate anything but that,” he said with an unwavering


    tone.


    “But that’s the only thing I want, Mr. Hayes. You can’t back out on your word.”


    ra met his gaze calmly. “Think whatever you want.”


    His voice turned cold and merciless. “Don’t even think about it. I won’t let you go even a day early


    from our contract. I’ll make sure the Campbells exin themselves for this.” With that, he stormed


    out, the door mming behind him.


    Later, no one knew hown managed to persuade Heidi, but there she was, in her hospital gown,


    apologizing to ra. The Campbell family even paid a settlement for emotional distress. However,


    at the same time, they made it clear that they wouldn’t go easy on ra at the trial on the third.


    Worried about stressing her father, ra hadn’t told him about her fall into the water.


    On the day she was discharged from the hospital, she nned to return to her small apartment, but


    then she received a call from Casey. “Dad, what’s up?”


    Casey’s voice was cheery. “ra, I’m at the construction site and forgot my medication. Can you


    bring it to me if you’re free?”


    Knowing the consequences if her father missed his meds, ra agreed without a second thought.


    She picked up the prescription from the hospital pharmacy and drove straight to the construction


    site.


    It was ra’s first time there. The project was a coboration with Hayes Corporation, and some of


    the employees recognized ra and greeted her.


    The weather was sweltering, and she was sweating profusely after just a few minutes on site. She


    was about to call her father to ask where he was when a hard hat was suddenly ced on her


    head. ra instinctively turned around and found herself face to face withn’s chiseled features.


    He was dressed in the shirt and pants she had bought for him, topped with a blue hard hat, sweat


    trickling down the sexy line of his jaw to his sculpted corbone.


    At ra’s baffled expression,n chuckled. “Don’t recognize me?”


    He adjusted the hard hat on her and tied it securely, his voice dropping an octave. “Didn’t know you


    had to wear protection on a construction site, Ms. ra? Are you trying to


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    cause trouble for my project?”


    ra was surprised. “What are you doing here?”


    It seemed too coincidental. Her father asked her to deliver medicine, and she happened to


    run inton.


    Since the incident with Heidi, she had been givingn the cold shoulder.


    Before he could finish, ra saw her father approaching. She quickly gestured ton to keep quiet.


    ra didn’t believe he’d go that far. She tried to pull away, only to hearn’s deep voice right above


    her. “Mr. Casey, is ra scared of water?”


    The question was enough to freeze ra in ce. She obediently letn wrap his arm. around her,


    her teeth grinding together in silent frustration.