Chapter 54

As the understanding wife that I am, I immediately expressed my concern, "What's wrong? You look unwell."

Max took a deep breath and shook his head. "It's nothing, don't worry about it."

"What could it be? Is it something that even the mighty Mr. Jennings frowns upon? Tell me, I'm here to listen." I played the role of the considerate wife, just as Max expected.

"Actually, I didn't want to tell you," Max said, struggling to find the right words.

After some preamble about his independence and internal struggle, he finally spoke, "Honey, I recently secured a major project. You know the Hailey Group, right? The real estate developer here in Johnsonville. They've acquired a new plot on the west side of the city and plan to build residential units."

"Of course I know Hailey Group. Isn't our home part of one of their developments?"

Hailey Group is a well-known enterprise in our city, with projects all over the country, but their properties in Johnsonville are the most famous. Most of th