Chapter 104

Leo’s grip on the phone tightened just slightly. “I’ll consider it.” His tone was polite, but there was no warmth in it.

Clark, sensing the lack of enthusiasm, didn’t push. “Of course. I’ll wait for your response.”

After hanging up, Leo placed the phone aside and exhaled lightly.

Nora, who had been observing quietly, spoke up. “If the opportunity is good, you shouldn’t let personal issues affect business.”

Leo turned to her, his gaze steady. “You’re one of the shareholders, too. Your opinion matters

much.”

as

She wasn’t expecting that response. For so long, she had been treated as an afterthought in business discussions. But here, Leo wasn’t just considering her involvement–he was valuing it.

A small smile ghosted her lips. “Then let’s consider it purely from a business standpoint.”

Leo nodded. “We’ll review the proposal carefully.”

A few days later, the steady hum of discussion filled the office as Nora and Leo reviewed their latest project updates.

Papers were spread across the desk, fabric samples stacked neatly to one side.

Leo was in the middle of explaining a revised strategy when the receptionist hesitated at the doorway. looking uncertain.

Before she could speak, a firm set of footsteps echoed down the hall.

Cole.

instantly, an invisible pull of tension stretching between Nora and the man who had

walked in with quiet confidence, a neatly prepared folder in his hands. His presence alone was

out eventually, but not like this. Meanwhile, Nora’s fingers instinctively curled against the edge of the table. Her posture remained composed, yet the tension in her shoulders

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feet from the desk, nodding

“Depends.

breaking eye contact, Cole placed the folder on the desk.

briefly before–without a

expression briefly unreadable before settling on Nora. He hadn’t expected

know she worked at Starline Studio, another to see her so deeply involved. There was a weight in his stare, a realization dawning on

just part of the background anymore. She wasn’t others made decisions.

waiting in the

here. She

the folder, her fingers brushing against the crisp paper as she opened it. She

silence, as if he were searching for a reaction–any

in the file but could

she met his stare directly,

a thin line, but he didn’t

said at last. His voice was calm, professional, but there was something else beneath it–something quieter. “I wouldn’t

breath, flipping through the

her tone polite but noncommittal. “However, there are other factors

remained unbothered, his

slightly in his chair,

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