Chapter 43

"Alice... where are you going?" Ashton asked when he saw his wife descending the stairs and heading straight to the living room. Instead of having breakfast together as usual, Alice seemed to be in a hurry this morning. He wondered what she was up to.

"I'm going to the project site in PIK."

"To the project site on Saturday? It's a holiday today."

Alice nodded. While arranging the contents of the bag she was going to carry, she responded to Ashton's question. It was no wonder Ashton was wondering. Because on Saturdays and Sundays, almost all Quandra employees were off duty.

"Yes, today is indeed a holiday. But, in case you forgot, who gave the deadline to the civil and field workers that everything should be finished by Monday?"

"Well, it was me." Ashton didn't deny it. He was the one who gave the task. However, he couldn't let Alice go today. "But, you can't go. There's an event at Mama's house this morning. It wouldn't be right for me to go alone."

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