Chapter 37

Chapter Thirty Seven

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“So, what’s the plan, Richard? Now that we’re finally married, what is it you wanted from me that led you to help me?” Amber asked, her tone void of any sort of friendliness.

Last night, she had let go of her pride and had requested to speak to Richard after she noticed that he was upset with her. She had made it very clear that she wasn’t going to take no for an answer, but much to her surprise, he ended up shutting the door in her face.

It had confused Amber so much that she barely slept through the night. No matter how hard she thought about it, she couldn’t understand what she had said that warranted such behavior from him, and after how he had treated her the night before, she woke up telling herself that she no longer cared about his feelings.

She quickly reminded herself that he wasn’t really her husband and that besides their shared enemy, nothing else joined them together.

“This isn’t entirely important, but just out of curiosity, how familiar were you with Kayden’s work? Did you pay attention to his work, or were you shut out completely?” Richard asked, his stern expression mirroring hers.

Amber sighed. “Well, Kayden’s not exactly the smartest person in the world, so getting information about the things he had planned and what he was up to wasn’t entirely difficult. Also, like I told you at the office, he always talked to me about work because he needed my advice,” she explained.

“So in other words, you know just enough, am I right?” Richard asked, and Amber nodded to confirm.

“Good. Since your divorce hasn’t been that long ago, you must have heard about the 401 project, haven’t you?” he asked.

“Isn’t that the project under that recently retired colonel? Colonel Miller, if my memory serves me correctly, and if it’s supposedly going to be an apartment complex with exactly four hundred and one apartments, Amber responded, recalling that she had heard Kayden talking about the project a few weeks before everything went south.

“Yes, that’s the project I’m talking about. If you’ve heard Kayden talking about it, then that means

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you must know how desperately he has tried to get the project to fall into his hands. Now, I’m not very interested in that project because it’s not significant, and I don’t like to work with corrupt

government officials, but for this one, I plan on taking it away from Kayden,” Richard explained.

“Is there a reason, or are you just determined to take every project he wants?” Amber asked, not sure if such a plan made sense in a long–term way.

“I’m not a child, Amber. Even though there are times that we tend to pursue the same projects, Kayden

and I have very different tastes and doctrines when it comes to work. So, to clarify, I’m not going

to steal it because I want it, I’m going to steal it because I’m aware of his ulterior motive for

wanting that project,” Richard explained.

Amber furrowed her brow in confusion, turning to face Richard with a perplexed expression. “I don’t

understand. What could Kayden possibly want with this project?”

Richard took a deep breath, his eyes focused on a point in the distance as he contemplated his

response. “It’s not about the project itself, Amber,” he explained. “What Kayden is after is to

⚫ establish a connection with the real person behind the 401 apartment complex project.”

Amber’s confusion deepened. “But who is this real person behind it? And why does Kayden want to

establish a connection?”

Richard sighed. “The real person behind the project is a man named Karl Maxwell,” he revealed, his

voice barely above a whisper. “And why Kayden wants to connect with him is because Maxwell has

recently been announced as one of the candidates for the upcoming governorship election.”

Amber’s eyes widened in surprise, her mind reeling with the implications of Richard’s revelation. “Wait, you mean this whole project is tied to politics? That’s why it’s such a big deal?”

Richard nodded solemnly. “Exactly. The current figurehead for the project, Colonel Miller, is nothing

more than a puppet. Maxwell is using him as a shield, so he doesn’t come off as a greedy politician

before the election is over.”

“So, what does this mean for us? How does this help us hurt Kayden?” she asked..

“If we want to break someone as confident as Kayden, we have to start by ruining his reputation.” Richard finally said. “But it won’t be as fun if we do it in one go. We need to chip away at the

things he holds dear, the things he considers his own. I’ll make him see everything he wants and desires disappear in his face one by one, starting from this project that could help him finally

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Amber scoffed, unable to hold back her disbelief. “So, it started with me, didn’t it?” she replied.

“That’s why you married me, just to spite Kayden and take away something he owned?”

Richard turned to face her, a hint of a smile playing at the corners of his l*ps. “Well, of course, that was one of the many insignificant reasons,” he admitted. “There’s a certain satisfaction in knowing that Kayden would fume at the thought of me marrying his ex–wife. But believe me, Amber, I

have much more in store for him than just marrying a woman he never loved.”

Amber’s eyes widened, shocked by Richard’s callous words. She struggled to comprehend why he had

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express it so harshly, especially considering the delicate state he had found her in, and how fresh

the wound was.

Though her anger threatened to bubble to the surface, she clenched her fists, refusing to let Richard

see her riled up.

Keeping her voice steady, Amber pressed him further. “Fine,” she said icily. “Tell me, Richard, what role am I supposed to play in this plan of yours? How am I going to help you take the project away

from Kayden?”

Richard’s l*ps curled into a wicked smile as if he had been waiting for her question. “All you need

to do is tap into the crazed, abandoned, and betrayed ex–wife that you were just a few days ago,” he said. “But this time, you need to take that side of you and show it to a man who is a sucker for

eccentric women.”

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