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Author: Anoushka

2025-06-08 22:18:28

Everyone in the room was frozen in place—Freya, Enzo, and even Ivory’s secretary, Kira. They all watched in disbelief as Ivory and Hudson walked away together.

As the secretary of the president of Lewis Group, Kira knew just how critical this partnership was for the company. Every detail of the deal had already been negotiated. All they needed was a signature, and it would’ve been official.

But now? All of it just got thrown out the window—because of a man Freya openly looked down on?

Kira was still processing what had happened when a memory from that morning flashed in her mind. Two major companies had planned this meeting, and normally, Ivory would’ve attended something this important herself. She had even said she’d be handling the meeting personally. But when Kira called her earlier, Ivory told her she had to pick someone up and that the negotiation would be left in her hands.

At the time, Kira had wondered who could be so important that Ivory would skip such a crucial meeting.

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Just as Hudson and Ivory were about to leave for Romones Corporation, the family’s longtime housekeeper, Mr. Lee, rushed over.“Miss Ivory, your grandfather wants you in the living room. There are important guests here to see you,” he said, slightly out of breath.Important guests this early? Ivory paused, confused. “Do you know who it is?”Mr. Lee shook his head. “No, ma’am. They’re new faces. They’re not from Santa Monica. But judging by your grandfather’s attitude, these guests seem… influential.”Ivory’s brows drew together in concern. The Lewis’s business growth these past years had been focused in Santa Monica, with only a couple of partners across California, people Mr. Lee already knew. If he didn’t recognize them, they were likely outsiders with power.“Grandpa can handle it,” Ivory said. “I have a lot to take care of right now.”The Lewis had already decided to scale back their business expansion. Several projects would be shut down or transferred, and Ivory had a long list
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“What?”“The Sandoval family upstate wants to take over California?”On the drive back to the Lewis residence in Irvine, Ivory nearly slammed on the brakes when Hudson told her what had happened that day. The car behind them almost rear-ended them. Without waiting for Hudson to confirm, she floored the gas and sped straight toward the Lewis estate.When Arlo heard about the Sandoval family’s plan, he let out a long sigh. “Looks like things in California are about to change.”The Lewis family had recently been acquiring the Belen family’s businesses, and they were already planning to take over the Thomas family’s assets as well. At this rate, it wouldn’t be long before they became the top business family in the region. And thanks to Hudson’s treatment, the illness that had plagued Arlo for years was easing, he would be back to full strength soon.With Hudson temporarily staying with the Lewis family, the Anderson family didn’t dare challenge them anymore. In terms of influence and mart
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Val instantly felt as if someone had dumped a bucket of ice water over him. He shivered, snapping out of his shock. Standing under Hudson’s cold stare, his face twisted with humiliation and fear.He forced himself to step forward as ordered, lowering his head. As the eldest young master of the Sandoval, he had never bowed to anyone his entire life. The humiliation burned, nearly unbearable, but if he didn’t go, he knew Hudson would make him pay for it.“Val, move!” Varon snapped. “Do what the Master says!”Having already been crushed to his knees earlier, Varon had no pride left to cling to. At this point, they were at Hudson’s mercy, like fish on a cutting board. They had no right to choose anything.Vince quickly stepped in beside Val. “Young Master, just listen. If you don’t, none of us are walking out of here today.”Hudson was a Master-level fighter, and given how restrained he was still being, his temper was already considered merciful.Even with his pride shattered, Val wanted
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Ellie immediately understood who had shown up. Panic flickered across her face, very clearly. She wasn’t someone with status or power. And when people like her ended up on the radar of a wealthy heir like Val, fear was hard to hide.Hudson gave her a brief, reassuring look and smiled. “It’s fine. Nothing to worry about. Get back to work, I’ll deal with him.”Ellie nodded, grateful, and slipped out of the conference room. After she left, Hudson and Nathan took the elevator down to the first floor.In just a little over an hour, Val had returned, this time in a different luxury car, with two men at his side.Both parties stood facing each other outside the main entrance of the building.Not wanting a scene where employees could see, this was Silicon Valley, and rumors spread fast, Hudson spoke calmly. “Parking garage. Let’s not disrupt work here.”Holding an ice pack to his cheek, Val didn’t argue. He followed them to the underground garage.Once they arrived, Hudson gave a quick glance
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Ivory’s announcement was extremely short, just one sentence. “The security captain is my man.”No one in the company dared challenge the CEO. They weren’t in the same league, whether in money, power, or looks. Even if some of the women were unwilling to give up, they had no choice.A moment later, Mika messaged back confirming the situation was handled. Ivory turned to Hudson with a satisfied smile. “Hudson, it’s done. No one will be asking for your number anymore.”Hudson finally felt relieved. He thanked her and left the office.He had barely reached the elevator when his walkie-talkie crackled with Nathan’s voice, calling him to the security office.“Boss, I found something.”When Hudson arrived, Nathan pulled up the report.“That guy’s name is Val. He’s the young heir of the Sandoval back in Modesto.”“The Sandoval is extremely influential there. They’re not the number-one family, but close to it. Recently, it looks like they’ve set their eyes on San Jose. They want to take over t
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"He’s mine! I called dibs first, you can’t take him from me!""Please, just because you saw him first doesn’t mean he’s yours. I saw him too, so he’s mine.""Let’s be real, fair game. May the best woman win.""Oh my God... he’s the guy I’ve been dreaming about!"Inside Romones Corporation’s Los Angeles headquarters, more than three hundred single female employees suddenly had their eyes on one man, Hudson. After what he did earlier that morning, the women in the building had only one thing in mind, how to win him over.Even a few married and recently divorced women took notice, mentally planning their move, whether to flirt directly or play it subtly to get his attention.“Nathan!"Still stunned from the earlier incident, Nathan rushed to Hudson’s side after hearing him call."Boss, what do you need?""Check who those people were from earlier. They didn’t seem local," Hudson instructed.Although security escorted the group out of the building, Hudson could tell from the way they acted

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