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Done Deal And Partners
Morning came too fast.Neo woke at 5 AM, Lyra still asleep beside him.He slipped out of bed carefully, got dressed in yesterday's clothes.Left her a note on the kitchen counter: "Meeting Adam. Back by noon. Don't worry. -N"Then he headed out into the cold pre-dawn air.–––––––––––Meridian Tower at 5:45 AM was empty.Neo took the elevator to the top floor, then the stairs to the roof.Pushed open the access door.Adam was already there.Standing near the edge, looking out over the city. Hands in his pockets. Shoulders tense."You're early," Neo said.Adam turned. His face was drawn. Like he hadn't slept."Couldn't sleep," he said. "Spent all night reading about Noam Ash. About the Bellvue attack. About the Carvers."Neo walked closer. Stopped about ten feet away."And?""And I'm pretty sure I've been working for a dead man for a
He Knows
"About?""About Damian Von's offer. And about what Douglas Carver just said to me."Silence.Neo's mind was racing. 'Damage control. How much does he actually know versus how much does he suspect?'"What did Douglas say?" Neo asked carefully."He talked about his son-in-law. Noam Ash. Said he was obsessed with crypto. With tech. With patterns." Adam's voice shook slightly. "Said if Noam had lived, he might've built something like Ames Digital.""That's—""And then I did the math. The timeline. Noam died in February. Ames Digital was founded three weeks later. You contacted me six weeks after his death. You've been obsessed with destroying the Carvers from day one. You know things—intimate things—about their family that no outsider could possibly know."Neo didn't respond."Sir." Adam's voice dropped to barely a whisper. "Before you say anything else... I need to ask you one question. And I need the trut
Proxy's Suspicions
Adam's voice went quiet on the other end. "He says... he's willing to make a serious offer. Twenty billion dollars for full acquisition of Ames Digital. But he wants an answer by end of week. And he wants to meet you. In person."Neo's grip on the phone tightened.'Twenty billion. That's—that's insane.'"Sir?""Tell him I'll consider it. But no promises on the meeting.""He was very clear that the offer is contingent on meeting you directly. He said, and I quote, 'I don't invest in ghosts.'"'Of course he doesn't.'"I'll think about it. Is that everything?"Adam hesitated on the other end of the line. "Actually, no. There's one more thing.""What?""Douglas Carver is back. And he's drunk."Neo's jaw tightened. "Where is he?""Near the bar. He's been drinking for the past hour. Looks like he's working up the courage to approach me again.""Let him.""Sir—"
On Von's Radar
Neo watched as Douglas approached. Damian had moved off, probably to schmooze other potential targets. Douglas stepped into the gap, extending his hand. Adam shook it. Professional smile. Neo wished he could hear the conversation, but Douglas was speaking too quietly, and Adam had positioned himself with his back partially to the crowd. Smart. "Sir?" Adam's voice in his ear. "He's asking if Ames Digital is hiring for executive positions. Says he has 'extensive experience' in the tech sector." Neo almost laughed. 'You want a job? At the company that destroyed your family? God, that's beautiful.' "Tell him you'll have HR reach out if anything opens up," Neo said. "Be noncommittal. Then find an excuse to move on." "Copy that." Neo watched Adam execute the brush-off perfectly. A few more pleasantries,
Ames Digital Anniversary
"Damian Von just announced a hostile takeover attempt. He's going after our largest client, trying to poach them with below-market pricing. If he succeeds—" "He won't." "Sir, this is serious. If we lose MegaCorp's contract—" "We won't lose it. I'll make sure of that." Neo's mind was already racing, calculating. "Set up an emergency meeting with MegaCorp's board. Tomorrow morning. I'll have a counter-offer ready by tonight." "And if they still choose Von?" "They won't. Because I'm going to make them an offer so good they'd be idiots to refuse." He hung up and pulled up his financial terminal. 'Damian Von wants to play hardball? Fine. Let's play.' By midnight, Neo had crafted a proposal that would lock MegaCorp into a ten-year contract with Ames Digital at rates even Von Global couldn't match. It would cost Neo twenty million in the short term.
When Night Cums•
Neo grinned, feeling the heat rise in his cheeks, a reaction he hadn't had since… well, since her."Your turn," he whispered, trailing a hand down her thigh, his fingers finding the thin lace of her panties.She arched into his touch. The delicate material vanished quickly.They were fully naked, skin on skin, the contact a relief. Lyra traced the scars on his chest, the faint white lines where his enemies—the hitmen he’d already paid back—would have left deeper, permanent damage in the first timeline."You said you'd stay," she reminded him, her voice suddenly serious. "No disappearing at 3 AM for a secret meeting with your puppet CEO.""I'm staying," Neo confirmed, leaning down to kiss her stomach, then moving lower. "I promise. No puppet CEOs until sunrise."He spent a long time worshipping her body, kissing every soft curve and valley. His fingers found her again, careful this time, slow, determined to build the pleasure from
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