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Maximus barely acknowledged her, waving a hand dismissively. "Kinda have to. Unless you wanna help?"Dressa scoffed. "Yeah, no thanks. I'm not a masochist."Maximus smirked but didn't respond, his eyes fixed on the screen.Dressa lingered for a moment longer, then stretched her arms over her head and stood up. "Alright, I'm leaving you to your nerd stuff.""Not nerd stuff," Maximus muttered absentmindedly."Totally nerd stuff," she countered, walking off toward the kitchen.Maximus didn't argue. He didn't even have the mental bandwidth for it right now.His entire focus was on processing the flood of information on his screen.He worked tirelessly for hours, his only breaks consisting of grabbing a drink or stretching his arms before diving back in.The numbers continued to climb, and while that was great for business, it was a logistical nightmare.He needed to make sure their systems didn't crash under the weight of it all.At one point, his vision started to blur. Maximus leaned ba
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Just as he reached for a towel, the door creaked open.Dressa stepped in, her eyes still heavy with sleep, her oversized hoodie hanging loosely off one shoulder as she shuffled forward."Morning," she mumbled, rubbing one eye as she walked up to the sink beside him.Maximus arched a brow. "Did you sleep okay?"She nodded lazily, turning on the faucet and cupping water in her hands. "Yeah. Unlike someone who had to be carried to bed like a sack of potatoes."Maximus smirked, leaning against the counter. "Hey, I was exhausted. Workaholics don't just stop because their body tells them to."Dressa rolled her eyes, splashing water on her face. "More like your body stopped for you."Maximus chuckled, watching as she reached for a towel.There was something oddly domestic about the moment — the two of them, standing side by side, groggy from sleep, sharing a quiet morning routine. It felt… nice.Without thinking much about it, Maximus leaned in and gave her a quick peck on the cheek.Dressa
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Maximus barely made it back home in one piece.His limbs felt like lead as he rolled into the driveway, parking his bike in the garage with all the precision of a sleep-deprived zombie.He swung his leg off the bike, nearly tripping in the process, and let out a long sigh.His body was practically begging for sleep, but his mind? His mind was still stuck in work mode.He trudged inside, kicking the door shut behind him.The Mansion was quiet, save for the faint hum of the refrigerator. He shrugged off his jacket and tossed it aside — whether it landed on a chair, the floor, or some parallel dimension, he didn't care.Collapsing onto the couch, he let out a deep exhale, his head sinking into the cushions.'Just five minutes,' he told himself. 'Then back to work.'Before he could fully close his eyes, his phone vibrated on the armrest.He groaned but answered it anyway, barely lifting the device to his ear."Yeah?" His voice was thick with exhaustion."Finally!" Zack's voice came throug
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"Yeah, yeah," Zack said, still chuckling. "Go meet your date before another man hits her up."Maximus ignored him, already rushing upstairs.Once he reached his room, he yanked open his closet, grabbed a jacket, and threw it over his shoulder.He had no time to shower or even properly fix his hair.He caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror — tired, slightly messy, but passable. Good enough.As he rushed back out into the hallway, he stopped by Dressa's room.Without much thought, he swung the door open.Dressa, who had been lying on her bed scrolling through her phone, sat up in surprise. "Uh — ?""I'm heading out," Maximus said quickly. "Keep yourself together."She blinked at him. "What does that even mean?"But before she could get an answer, he shut the door and ran downstairs.It was already dark outside, and a cool breeze hit his face as he stepped onto the porch.He pulled out his phone, quickly calling Lily.She picked up almost immediately. "Hey!""Hey, sorry I'm late," Ma
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Maximus pinched the bridge of his nose, staring at the numbers on his screen like they personally offended him.190,300 registrations.He refreshed.190,892.Another refresh.196,215.His stomach dropped. "Oh, come on," he muttered.His phone vibrated on the table, and he snatched it up, answering without looking."You seeing this?" Zack's voice crackled through the speaker.He sounded just as exhausted as Maximus felt."Yeah," Maximus groaned, rubbing his temple. "We're screwed, man. How the hell are we supposed to process over 190,000 people?"Zack let out a tired laugh. "You think that's bad? I checked the analytics. We've got another 40,000 people sitting on the payment screen."Maximus exhaled sharply. "Bro, this site's about to go up in flames."Zack sighed on the other end. "Yeah. If this keeps up, it might actually crash."Maximus leaned back into his chair, staring at the ceiling. "Explain to me again why we didn't hire an IT team for this?"Zack snorted. "Because someone sai
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Maximus narrowed his eyes. "Uh-huh."She groaned internally.'Great. Now he was suspicious.'To distract him, she grabbed a drink from the mini fridge, cracked it open, and took a long sip.But instead of cooling her down, it only made her more restless.Maybe she should just… say it.Rip off the bandage, throw caution to the wind, stop being a coward for once in her life.She had already kissed him, how hard would asking him out be?She took a deep breath. "Hey, Maximus?"He raised an eyebrow. "Yeah?"Dressa opened her mouth… then immediately panicked."I — uh — think I left my charger in my car."Maximus blinked. "Your… charger.""Y-yeah," she stammered. "I should go get it."Maximus tilted his head, clearly unconvinced. "Dressa, you drive a sports car. Where the hell would you even plug in a charger?"Dressa froze.'Crap.'"I— uh—have a power bank?" she tried.Maximus gave her a deadpan look. "Right. And I'm the King of Englxnd."Dressa groaned, internally screaming at herself. "Fo
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