Emily thought that she could remain calm. She'd already prepared herself mentally when Dylan had told her about this, but she was reminded of the hurt and pain that she'd buried deep every time she saw Mason. She thought that she'd let everything go, but in truth, she hadn't. Mason didn't look too pleased. However, now that he was the one asking for favours, what did his pride and dignity matter? He abruptly knelt down by Emily's feet. "Emily, the company's going to go bankrupt. Someone died at the project site with the collapse because of some conflict with the landowner, and I'm really out of alternatives. You need to help me, just this once." He had already been facing a lawsuit because of the collapse at the site, and someone's death made matters worse. Fortunately for him, he'd so

