Ms. Escape: Marrying to Run, Fighting to Rise Novel

Ms. Escape : Marrying to Run , Fighting to Rise " Hmph . He's lived in the Lincoln Estate all these years , enjoyed all the privilege that comes with it , and now he can't even make room for one younger brother ? " Harold snapped , clearly irritated . Deep down , he didn't really believe Curtis would cut ties with him completely over this . He couldn't imagine things ever going so far that they'd become enemies for life . Besides , now that Michael and Denton were back , Harold's heart had already started to shift .

Whether Curtis came home or not , he didn't care as much anymore . Ernest let out a quiet sigh but didn't say anything else . At the hotel , when Curtis returned , Adriana was sprawled across the bed , focused on her design sketches . She'd been picking up freelance work lately , helping others with concept art and draft designs , and the income wasn't bad . It wasn't that she needed the money . She just wanted to start building a name for herself . Right now , she was a complete nobody , without even a proper portfolio .

If she wanted to join the Lincoln Group's design department one day , she needed to have something to prove her worth , and this was the time to lay the groundwork . " So focused ? " Curtis had walked all the way to the bed , and she hadn't even noticed . When Adriana saw him , her eyes lit up . She sat up quickly and threw her arms around him . " You're back ! All done for the day ? " Curtis smiled gently , doting as always . " Yeah . " His gaze shifted to the lines on her screen . " Working on something ? " " Mm - hmm .

Ainsworth Group in Haldoria is doing this City of the Future project , and they're accepting open submissions . I thought I'd give it a shot ." Adriana nodded , excited . Her eyes sparkled . " Even just making it past the first round pays thirty grand ! " Curtis's lips curved upward . She was full of energy and ambition , and he liked that about her . " So , what's the prize if your design gets chosen in the end ? " " This much , " Adriana said mysteriously , holding up four fingers . Curtis raised an eyebrow . " Four million ? " Adriana gasped . " Are you kidding me ?

I'm not some famous designer . Even 400,000 is a big deal . " The submission she was working on was just for a small feature within the larger City of the Future project -a design for the " Sky Mirror " installation . But even for a minor component , offering 400,000 for the final design was already extremely generous . Babe , you do know I'm the client for the City of the Future project , right ? " Curtis said with a smirk he couldn't hide . His wife was about to submit a design for his company's project .

Was he supposed to let that slide or sneak 1/3 10.20 Mon , Jan 12 Adriana's eyes went wide as she quickly opened the project documents on her laptop . " But ... it's under Ainsworth Group ! I mean , sure , Ainsworth and Lincoln Group work closely together , but they're not under the same umbrella . "