Chapter - 248

“You know the Great General of the North is coming here, right?” Lacey asked.

“Coming here? I think you’re misinformed. He’s already here! He’s working at our construction site.” Zeke smiled.

Lacey instantly laughed at Zeke’s remark. “The general? Working for us? Heck, then, wouldn’t the marshal be the site manager?”

“How can the Great Marshal work as a construction site manager? He’s working as our salesperson!”

Lacey laughed even louder, all her pent-up frustration disappearing in a flash. “Seriously! You should try stand-up comedy!”

“You’re funnier than I thought you would be,” Hannah also laughed. “Who knew you would be so good at calming a girl down. Look at Lacey’s father. He’s just a muscle head. No matter how angry I get, he can never sweet talk his way through it.”

“What does this have to do with me? Isn’t your temper the main problem here? Whenever I try to calm you down, you’ll roar back at me. Who the heck in this world can calm that temper of yours?”

“Well, Zeke can…”

Zeke was hindered completely speechless.

Even though he was telling the truth, the Hintons only thought he was trying to boast.

Now that the older couple was about to start a fight, Zeke quickly stopped them. “Let’s hear what Lacey has to say first.”

“The welcoming ceremony for the general is going to be held at Love in a Fallen City,” Lacey continued. “Apparently, whoever gets the construction for the building will get to welcome the general personally. A lot of rich and powerful men are laying their eyes on the project now. They can probably take it away from us without batting an eyelid.”

“What? Whoever gets to construct the building gets to welcome the general? Wouldn’t that be us?” Daniel grew excited at the news.

“For now, yes,” Lacey sighed. “But you never know what will happen later. There’s no way we can fend off all the hungry wolves.”

“You have to protect the contract at all costs then!” Hannah quickly suggested. “They can’t do anything as long as we have it, right?’

“It’s not that simple… To these people, the contract is nothing more than a piece of paper.”

Daniel and Hannah’s faces quickly darkened.

“Don’t worry. I can assure all of you, no one is going to take away what’s ours,” Zeke suddenly said. “Did you forget what I promised you? That we’ll be the first to use Love in a Fallen City for our wedding? The general will have to wait in line.”

Lacey smiled at Zeke bitterly. She thought Zeke was only trying to calm her down.

Just as they were in mid-discussion, Lacey got a call from Dawn and quickly answered it.

“Lacey! Something bad’s happening here at the office! You better come here right away!” Dawn wailed.

“Wait! Slow down! What’s happening?”

“All of our partners of Love in a Fallen City have decided to stop working with us! They’re here at the office now!”

“Looks like someone’s made their move.” Lacey’s face turned pale.