Chapter 142

This whole mess, honestly, was on Elaine. She'd pretty much set it all off, so taking responsibility just made sense. But when she thought about what she'd put her mentor through, her guilt bubbled up. Oliver, on the other hand, just said calmly, "Didn't think you'd go this far for him." "Huh? What do you mean?" Elaine blinked, puzzled over who that "him" was supposed to be. Oliver clearly wasn't in the mood to explain. "Exactly what it sounds like," he brushed her off. Elaine could tell he didn't mean Milton. That left... well, there was really only one other person it could be—Marcus. She'd never admit it, though. Not a chance. So she said stubbornly, "This is my screw-up. I was just trying to find a way to fix it." "A project like that won't tank a whole company," Oliver said out of nowhere, real blunt. Now that? That was definitely a jab. He was poking at her, trying to get her to admit what she really felt. But Elaine wasn't about to take that bait. "It's not that simple." "If you