Crippled Luna's Farewell: Half A Life Without My Alpha's Deadly Deception

Chapter 124

Cody looked calm but observant, his hands in his pockets, his posture firm yet not aggressive.

Linda, on the other hand, exuded her usual poised confidence, her sharp eyes assessing the situation before a single word was spoken.

Sarah’s expression remained neutral, though inwardly, her thoughts moved quickly.

Arnold owned multiple companies, many of which Cody managed.

If Cody was here, it likely had something to do with one of Arnold’s business ventures. And Linda–well, Linda’s involvement always came with layers of personal and professional motives intertwined.

Leo shot Sarah a glance, a silent question in his gaze. Should they engage? Sarah gave the slightest nod. They had no reason to avoid this.

“Beta Cody,” Leo greeted evenly as they approached. “Linda.”

Cody nodded, his expression unreadable, but Linda’s lips curled into a practiced smile. “Leo. Sarah,” she said smoothly. “We were hoping to discuss a potential collaboration.”

“Then let’s discuss it inside,” Sarah replied, her voice cool but professional.

The four of them entered the building, their footsteps echoing slightly against the sleek floors.

The receptionist greeted them with a polite nod before ushering them toward one of the conference

rooms.

Inside, the atmosphere remained civil, but there was an unspoken tension beneath the surface.

Cody, who was usually composed, seemed uncharacteristically affected. His gaze lingered on Sarah longer than necessary, studying her as if seeing her for the first time.

“You’ve changed a lot,” he murmured, almost to himself.

Sarah met his eyes, unfazed. “People change,” she replied simply, her tone neither defensive nor inviting further discussion.

was

for the briefest second before settling into

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lurked

calculation.

exchanged with the smooth professionalism expected in business dealings. Then, the

real discussion began.

points, exchanging documents as they outlined potential terms.

own proposal across the table toward

he passed

flipped through it with the ease of

trained her to spot flaws quickly, and within minutes, she had dissected the proposal’s

tone even, “but there are issues. Compared to other offers we’ve received, this one doesn’t hold up as

on the table tightened slightly. Her expression remained composed,

Linda’s voice was polite, but there was an underlying challenge in her tone. “Could you be more specific?

recognized the tactic

wasn’t just about refining the proposal–it was a

the expertise to back up her critique, or if she was simply looking

gaze, unshaken. She tapped a finger against the document, her

with the program, do you think it’s appropriate for you to ask us instead of finding out what the problems are? This question of yours seems to say that you don’t know what our company

that case, the caliber of your side may not be up to our cooperation

had been expecting this.

making it seem as though Sarah was being unreasonable by pointing out issues

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