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Chapter 57
The glass door of Aurora's office hadn't finished swinging shut before Sophie slammed both palms on Aurora's desk. "What else is there to say?"The impact rattled a pen holder. One pen rolled off the edge and clattered to the floor. Neither woman looked at it."You happy now?" Sophie's voice climbed. "You took my man. I've loved Ethan since university. Years. And you just—"She snapped her fingers. "—slide in without a word and take him. You two were flirting just now, and now you want to sit here and 'discuss our relationship'?" She spat the words like they tasted of poison. "Don't you feel fake?"Aurora didn't rise. Her fingers interlaced on the desk surface. "I didn't take your man.""Oh, please—" "I sent you that message calling him your brother-in-law," Aurora cut through, voice steady. "I said sweet things to him. Yes, I have feelings for Ethan. I won't deny it."She held Sophie's glare. "But that doesn't mean I can be with him."The words landed wrong.Sophie's expression froz
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"I want to earn it myself." Travis's voice steadied. "The house, the future—I don't want to ride her family's money. I'm the man. I should be the one providing."Ethan looked at him for a long moment.Then he smiled. Genuinely this time. "That's backbone. Good."Travis's ears went pink, but he straightened visibly. "Where to, sir?""Drive. Just get us to the Zone."The Economic Development Zone spread out before them in neat, modern blocks.But the streets were quiet. Too quiet. Storefronts sat half-empty. The few pedestrians moved with their heads down, quick and alert.Yvonne's briefing materials had been incomplete at best. So Ethan did the real work himself.He went around asking street vendors and passersby for information about the area."Business? Here?" The noodle shop owner let out a humorless laugh. "You got a death wish, friend?"Another vendor, a wiry man selling grilled squid, shook his head. "Look, the subway's great. The rent's cheap. This place should be booming. But t
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The silence stretched, then Ethan let out a cold laugh.He didn't need anyone to spell it out. These people were testing him.He could have pulled rank to force someone to go with him. But doing so would play right into Nathan's hands, casting him as the rumored emotionally unstable, incompetent connected hire—only breeding resentment and inviting sabotage.He wasn't about to fall for such a cheap trick.Ethan flashed Nathan a knowing smile, then turned and walked away."Wait!" A young voice cut through the quiet. Ethan paused. A kid—barely out of college by the look of him—stood up from a corner cubicle, his face flushed. An intern badge dangled from his shirt pocket."Deputy Manager Carter, I... can I go with you?"A few nearby employees exchanged glances. Someone let out a dry chuckle. The intern's face reddened further, but he didn't sit back down.Ethan let the silence stretch just long enough to test the intern's nerve. The kid didn't look away.Then he offered a genuine, appr
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Aurora: So. How does it feel? My young lord finally getting a taste of real authority. Does it give you that control-freak rush you've been hiding?Ethan smiled before he could stop himself. Interacting with Aurora never failed to put him in a good mood.Ethan: It's fine. The seat's not exactly comfortable yet.Aurora: Oh? Ethan: Getting parachuted in like this—I don't have goodwill yet. I have to earn it the hard way, or nobody takes the position seriously. Not even me.A pause. Then: Aurora: Hm. My young lord is surprisingly grounded. I might like you even more now.Ethan’s face flushed slightly, and his breathing quickened a bit. Aurora always liked teasing him like this. In that regard, she was actually a bit like Sophie. Except Aurora knew when to stop, whereas Sophie would make him experience what it felt like to lose control. And that feeling... sometimes even left him a little... captivated. How strange. Why would he think of Sophie while looking at Aurora?Ethan: Don't ma
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The congratulations hit Ethan before he even reached his desk."Carter! Deputy head of marketing—man, you're moving up fast!""Didn't even finish probation. What's your secret?"A cluster of employees had formed around him, their faces a mix of genuine surprise and poorly hidden curiosity. One of the sales reps, a younger guy named Marcus who'd trained with Ethan during his first week, leaned in with a conspiratorial grin."Be honest," Marcus said. "Are you, like, connected to the boss or something? I saw you sitting next to Ms. Sinclair at lunch last week."Ethan let out a slow breath. He had expected this.He laughed, shaking his head. "If I were connected, you think I'd be stuck handling Sophie's account? That order was a nightmare."A few of them chuckled. Sophie's demands had become office legend in under a week."Just lucky timing," Ethan added. "Right place, right moment.""Fair point," Someone admitted, though her eyes still held a flicker of skepticism."Seriously, though," T
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The words hit like a slap. Damian's face went hot. There was no spinning that one. No excuse that would hold.But Reginald wasn't done. "Relax. Vivian doesn't know about that."Damian forced himself to breathe. What does this mean? Could it be that Reginald has no intention of telling Vivian about this? Would he actually cover it up?"Here's the truth," Reginald said. "I don't care about your motives. You want Vivian? Fine. But I want to see results. Make this deal happen. Deliver that hundred million. Then we'll talk."Damian let out a huge sigh of relief. Now he understood. As it turned out, Reginald was doing this for the hundred million dollars. In the face of that money, he was willing to let his daughter's happiness take a backseat.Reginald was a shrewd businessman, a trait that had once caused Damian to suffer greatly in their dealings. But thank God, that very same trait was finally working in his favor.Damian broke into a wide grin. "I will." "Good. I'll have the contract
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