Chapter 241

The Stonemire project had moved faster than expected. As soon as Elizabeth and Claire Pierce finalized the deal, work had already begun. When Elizabeth and Alfie left the office that day, they ran into Bradley Foster pacing around in the parking lot. "Ms. Kaiser, thanks for speaking up for me today." Bradley looked a bit awkward—he knew she'd probably seen right through him. "I wasn't standing up for you. I just want the deal to move faster. Anyway, if there's nothing else, you better get going." Elizabeth got into the car immediately, clearly uninterested in more chatting. When Alfie got in, he raised an eyebrow with a smirk. "I thought you were backing him up all day. For a second there, I thought you were trying to poach him." "He overthinks way too much. Let Nathaniel handle him—I've got no use for that." Elizabeth knew better than anyone that with how things at the company stood, keeping someone like Bradley around would only hold them back. Elizabeth got home first. Alfie's eyes