The Billionaire Ex-Wife and the Beggar He Became novel Chapter 202

The technician, spotting Felicity on site, called out, "Ms. Shepherd, are we going with timber framing or steel here?"

Felicity answered instantly, "It's marked on the blueprints, isn't it? Of course it's timber!"

The technician, a grizzled veteran with years of hands-on experience, frowned. "Ms. Shepherd, with our total budget for this project, using timber for the main structure is going to send the costs soaring, don't you think?"

"That's not your concern," Felicity replied, brimming with confidence. "We're building a luxury retirement complex, internationally recognized. The future residents are all going to be wealthy. They can afford it."

The technician fell silent, though his instincts screamed that something wasn't adding up.

He scoured the blueprints, but nothing obvious stood out. Why did it feel so off? What was he missing?

Frustrated, he glanced at Felicity, but got nothing but vague reassurances.

Meanwhile, Felicity donned a hard hat and marched over in person, eager to demonstrate. "Look here—if you use steel at this junction, it clashes completely with the rest of the structure. It has to be timber, no question. I'm the chief engineer, and my family's been in construction for generations. Trust me, I know what I'm talking about!"

Her hands moved with brisk, practiced ease—confident and commanding.

The assembled engineers could only watch, half impressed, half bewildered.

With their doubts unresolved, the technicians kept quiet for now.

"Perfect!" Clayton applauded from the sidelines. "Miss Shepherd, you really are the best chief engineer we could ask for!"

As he clapped, Clayton shot a sidelong glance at Winona and Zachary, who had been silent throughout. With a smug little snort, he thought, "What would they know? Watching won't help; when it comes to this stuff, Winona's completely out of her depth."

Winona exchanged a quick, unreadable look with Zachary.

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