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Chapter 127
“If it isn’t the attention seeker.”Rose’s voice carried across the courtyard clearly.Students nearby slowed down again. Some who had been pretending not to watch suddenly became very interested in the situation.Benjamin turned fully toward her.For a brief moment he simply looked at her.His expression did not change much. If anything, it only showed mild confusion.“…I’m sorry, what?” Benjamin asked.Rose scoffed immediately.The sound was sharp and full of ridicule.“Typical,” she said, shaking her head slowly. “Benjamin worthless Lawson.”She paused for half a second before placing a hand lightly against her chest as if she had just remembered something important.“Oh, sorry!” she added with fake realization. “I forgot.”Her lips curved into a mocking smile.“You’re the adopted son.”The two girls standing behind her burst into laughter almost instantly.They did not even try to hide it.One of them covered her mouth dramatically while the other openly looked Benjamin up and dow
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“Dude, you’ve been trending.”Benjamin stared at Elise.For a moment he did not react at all.The words simply hung in the air between them as the noise of the courtyard carried on around them. “Eh… What?” he asked slowly.Elise exhaled through her nose like she was trying very hard not to lose her patience.“I said,” she repeated, pointing at him slightly, “you’ve been trending.”Benjamin blinked again.That did not help clarify anything.“Trending where?” he asked.Elise opened her mouth to answer.But before she could say anything else, someone suddenly rushed toward them from the side.“Benjamin!”Both Benjamin and Elise turned.A boy from their class approached quickly. Benjamin recognized his face immediately. They shared two lectures together, although they had never really spoken before.The guy looked excited.Actually, excited was an understatement.His eyes were practically shining.“Dude!” the boy said as he stopped in front of Benjamin. “You’re my hero now.”Benjamin fro
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The next day arrived quietly.Morning light slipped through the curtains of Benjamin’s suite, spreading across the polished floor and creeping slowly toward the bed. The room itself was silent except for the faint hum of the city beyond the windows.Benjamin stirred slightly beneath the blankets.For a moment he did not move.Then his hand shifted toward the bedside table where his phone lay face down.The device vibrated again.And again.A low, continuous buzz broke the stillness of the room.Benjamin frowned slightly in his sleep before finally opening his eyes.He blinked once, adjusting to the light.His body felt heavy.The previous night had stretched much longer than he had anticipated. Between the dinner with Martha, the long review of documents, and the mental strain of everything that had happened in the past few days, he had not realized how late it had become before finally collapsing into bed.He reached for his phone.The screen lit up instantly.Dozens of notifications
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“Pass these investment proposals over to the boss. I will go over the rest.”Ainsley stopped in her tracks and was about to reach out to get the documents when it suddenly struck her.The boss?She paused halfway. Surely she hadn't just misheard her employer, right? She thought to herself as one of the qualities of Ms. Mathews she had come to learn about in the few months she had been interning at the company was her being absolutely clear about whatever she said.She smiled faintly, then briefly gathered the documents and was about to head over to the other end of the table when she suddenly slowed down in her steps.That young man across the table was the ‘boss’ Martha just mentioned? How then was he so strikingly familiar? she thought to herself.More importantly, that face.She thought as she walked closer.She knew that face.On the other hand, it was only as he heard Martha refer to the young lady as Ainsley that Benjamin, who had been contemplating her exact identity, finally r
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Martha leaned back slightly in her chair, the faintest trace of a thoughtful smile still lingering on her lips.Perhaps it was not weakness. Perhaps it was human. She thought.The dining hall remained quiet around them. Soft instrumental music now floated through the air, blending with the clinking of cutlery.Martha observed Benjamin as he continued eating, without making it obvious. The more she watched, the more she realized something unsettling.He was far too composed.Not in the forced way of someone pretending to be calm. But in the natural way of someone who had already weighed possibilities long before anyone else noticed them.She had spent years sharpening her instincts in boardrooms filled with sharks. Yet tonight, she found herself adjusting her thinking to align with his.It felt strangely reassuring.The meal gradually drew to a close. The plates were cleared discreetly. Fresh glasses of water were poured and the atmosphere in their private section remained shielded fr
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Martha chuckled.The sound of her soft laughter lingered in the private dining area for a brief second before fading into the low hum of the restaurant. Benjamin returned the faintest smile, but his attention was already back on his meal.She had wanted immediate action earlier. Wanted to cut off the Lins before they could cause further trouble.And he had denied it.Not out of weakness, but strategy.Martha watched him in silence.She replayed his words in her mind.She had to admit, there was weight behind it.Mercury Corporations was not a small firm that could be audited in a single afternoon. Not like it could be shaken and cleaned in one decisive sweep. Over the years, the company had expanded aggressively and diversified into industries that most corporations would not even dare approach for fear of going bankrupt. Even absorbing competitors along the line.It was massive.And because it was massive, it wasn't entirely clean.Martha for one, knew this better than anyone.Yes,
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