The Runaway Groom
Chapter 565

Chapter 565

Zachary's gaze darkened.

"Good," he murmured softly.

Inside the Lindts' residence, Shirley's jaw was dropping after seeingZachary's attitude. "Did he get up on the wrong side of the bed?"

Why else would he suddenly show such a dramatic change of heart?'Yeah, he's definitely different now,” Ember replied. "1 can't get a readon him.”

"When did you ever?’ Shirley said, giving her hand a squeeze. "You'dhave won him over long ago if you did."

Ember was actually left pensive just then-maybe her mother was right,and she never knew him?

But she was convinced that she did.

Peter stepped out of his office just then and told them, “I'm going out."Ember ran up to him, wrapping her hands around his arm as sheasked, ' What did you talk to Zachary about last night, Daddy?"

Peter looked at her for a while and sighed. "He's been apologizing,saying that he shouldn't have asked for a divorce, and I could tell thathe was earnest about it. Stop arguing with him already-you're not goingto keep a man if you keep doing that. Try to learn how you could earnhis favor..."

"He was apologizing?" Ember was actually surprised.

On the other hand, she had been constantly trying to earn his favor, butshe simply never managed it.

“Okay, Daddy."

"Good. I have something to do now."

With that, he quickly left and went looking for Tim Goldman-the rival hehad recently competed for a certain project.

Tim did not appear surprised by his arrival, even asking his secretary tolead her to the guest room.

He waited for a while before rising to his feet, straightening his collar,and taking his time to head over as well.

As soon as he opened the door, Peter threw his phone on the table anddemanded, "You sent this, didn’t you?"

Tim calmly sat opposite him, putting one right over the othernonchalantly. ' I did.”

"What do you want?" Peter glowered. "This is unethical!’

"Unethical?" Tim found that word laughable, and sneered in disdain."You're the last person I want to hear that from, or have you forgottenwhat happened when you built that office tower of yours? People werekilled, and I know that very well even if others don't.”

Peter narrowed his eyes. "I paid the damages."

'But that's not all, is it? You destroyed families just to get that plot ofland, and you think it's all settled with just damages?"

"What do you want?" Peter was starting to get furious.

"What's the hurry?" Tim chuckled, and took his time before he said,"You're the one who ratted my affair out to my wife just to get thatproject. She's been demanding a divorce over that, and while I was toobusy straightening things out with her, you stole that project...”

“It's just the truth," Peter snapped, as if he had done nothing wrong.“You were having an affair, so I was just being kind enough to tell yourwife for you, or she would always be in the dark."

“Perhaps I should thank you, then?"

Tim's principle was to keep business and personal issues separate, but Peter had no suchqualms-he would do anything to get what he wanted, something which Tim always heldcontempt for.

Smiling, Tim said, "Well, now I have evidence-including the recording- that I could send to thecops. I'm sure you wouldn't mind, right?"

Peter's face tuned ashen. "Why are you doing this to me? I have no feud with you.”

“The feeling’s mutual, but you are the reason I had to go through an expensive divorce,” Timgrowled, his expression turning cool. "Not to mention that she gained custody of the kids andhad since stopped me from seeing them-or I'm supposed suck it all up?"

The divorce even affected his business too, stalling or killing multiple projects because the.lawsits had forced him to reach into his company's coffers!