Chapter 1493

After a while, he said, “I’m not that soft-hearted.”

“That’s good.” She lowered her eyes. Suddenly, she felt slightly uneasy.

Both of them remained silent. Fern could not sit here anymore. She was just about to get up and enter the ward to see her daughter when he said coldly, “I’ve agreed.”

She looked at him in confusion and asked, “What did you agree to?”

“I agreed to let someone else be in charge of the project that you were working on with me.” Before she could say anything, he added, “But I won’t allow Asher Gibbs to be in charge of the project.”

He seemed to have something against Asher.

“If you want to switch the person in charge, Asher is the most suitable candidate. His professional capability is stronger than mine—”

“I don’t think so,” he interrupted her. He did not want to hear her praise another man in front of him anymore.

Fern was simply being considerate of his project by recommending a suitable candidate for the position.

“You want me to stop wo