Chapter 46 But Aveline couldn't tell Bernard she was backing out yet . Everything had to wait for the final result , or Bernard would think she gave up without a fight , that she had no ambition . When Jasmine and Julian saw that Aveline hadn't told Bernard about her relationship with Xavier , they exchanged a look . They both came to the same understanding : Aveline was divorcing Xavier , so she didn't want to be associated with him anymore . During the meal , Bernard said he had arranged a meeting with Simon Barron , the project director for the Mount Ard- wood Theme Park , for three o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Tea Lounge on the first floor of The Croft Tower . Jasmine asked , " Bernard , will the president of the be there ? " Bernard replied to her , " Simon said he might come . It depends on whether Mr. Beltran is free . " Thinking they were nervous about meeting the president of the , he smiled and said , " I heard from Simon that Xavier is pretty easy to get along with , and he really appreciates talented people , so if he comes , you don't need to be ner- vous . " Jasmine pouted and thought to herself , Xavier , easy to get along with ? Yeah , right . She glanced at Aveline . Aveline's expression was indifferent as she took a sip of her red wine , saying nothing . Julian glanced at her too , figured he should ask , and said , " Bernard , do you think the might have other ideas ? " Bernard knew Julian meant the might reject his recommendation and hire someone else . He laughed and said , " If the hires someone else , then I won't be their consultant . " " Besides , Aveline isn't just any architect . She's won several major industry awards and is already making a name for herself internationally . Right now , no architect in the country can compare to her . If the doesn't hire you , who else would they hire ? " " If the doesn't hire you , it just means they lack foresight , and the project won't turn out well . Of course , if the were to spend a fortune hiring a master from abroad , that would be a different story . But Simon told me that Xavier wants to hire someone local . " Hearing Bernard say all this , Jasmine and Julian felt a glimmer of hope . But Aveline didn't feel the same way . After all , she had just seen Dylan and Xavier about to have dinner together . She knew how much Xavier doted on Josephine , so she had a feeling there would be complications , 0.0 % 19:02 288370RCHASED Chapter 46 After dinner , they saw Bernard off at the elevator , and then they got into an elevator heading to the underground garage . Aveline told Jasmine and Julian that she had seen Dylan , so they could be mentally prepared . Jasmine said irritably , " Damn it , how could I forget about Dylan ? He's Josephine's cousin and gave you so much trou- ble back in school . " Julian said , " Dylan's a decent architect , but he can't compare to Aveline . Xavier wouldn't really hire him , would he ? " Jasmine scoffed , " When a man is bewitched by a woman , he'll do anything . Josephine is no simple woman , and Xavier isn't a very self - disciplined man . " Julian didn't say anything , just glanced at Aveline . Aveline said , " Regardless , Bernard was kind enough to recommend us , so we have to work hard for this . We can't let him down . " Jasmine and Julian both nodded in agreement . Since they had been drinking , the three of them called a designated driver service . Back at the studio , as soon as she walked in , Aveline heard her phone chime with a text alert from her purse . She took it out and saw it was a message from Xavier : [ Lily Dawson has a parent - teacher conference tomorrow after- noon . I'm busy , you go . ] Let alone the fact that Aveline was meeting Bernard to see Simon tomorrow afternoon , even if she were free , she would never let Xavier order her around like that . Her expression was cold as she replied : [ I'm busy . ] She shouldn't have replied to him , but when it came to Valentina , she couldn't just ignore it . She felt for that child as if she were her own . Because the child was so good to her , it was as if she were her real mom . Besides , Brielle Beltran had been really good to her over the years , speaking up for her when Lauren Beltran and Leona Beltran gave her a hard time . Xavier asked her , [ Are you still trying to get the Crestmark project ? How about I give you a project from the ? ] Aveline sneered , [ Xavier , I'll say it again , we're getting a divorce . Get lost . ] 54.4 % 19:02 ་་་ ་་་ ་་་ Chapter 47