The Doormat Wife’s Ultimate Glow-Up novel Chapter 149

Matthew stood there, calm and self-assured, and Reese felt her heart skip a beat.

They were so close she could catch the faint scent on him. It was clean, fresh—nothing like the cologne Sebastian wore.

“By the way, you managed to boost Blade’s efficiency by twelve percent over projections. That means it can do more on the field, cover more area.

“I submitted the report yesterday. The higher-ups already approved a commendation, but it’s still confidential. Your name can’t be made public yet.

“But hey, we can still celebrate you within the team.”

He’d just stepped out earlier to talk to Alan about it.

Reese blinked, caught off guard.

She’d pulled those all-nighters just to fine-tune Blade’s data, not expecting anything in return. She never thought Matthew would remember that, let alone stand up for her.

“Come on. Alan’s waiting for you in his office.”

Alan’s recognition was low-key, just a few words of praise.

But news always had a way of spreading. By the time Lyla heard about it, she was practically seething.

In Lyla’s mind, Reese had only gotten into the development team because of Sofia’s mistake. She’s nothing more than a lucky assistant who happened to be in the right place at the right time. Now, somehow, Reese’s name was at the top of the list—even ahead of Matthew, who was the team lead.

If things kept going this way, how was Lyla ever supposed to get noticed?

Fuming, she pulled a flash drive from her pocket and plugged it into her computer.

Just as the workday was ending, Reese got two calls—one letting her know that Mr. Ratcliff had woken up, and another with worse news: the old man was fading fast.

No matter what had happened, Reese felt she owed him an explanation about the baby. She decided to go to the hospital.

Downstairs, she ran into Matthew, who had just picked Annie up from school. When Annie heard her great-grandfather was so sick, she insisted on coming along.

The three of them arrived at the hospital and had just stepped out of the car when Matthew’s phone rang. Whatever he heard made him tense. He motioned for Reese to take Annie upstairs first.

Reese could tell he had things to handle, so she took Annie’s hand and headed to the elevator. When they reached Mr. Ratcliff’s room, Jane was just stepping out.

Jane looked as put-together as ever, but the exhaustion on her face was obvious. She hadn’t slept since the old man’s collapse.

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