Sylvie bolted awake from her sleep, her eyes slowly adjusting to the dim light, finding Gabriel by her side.

Gabriel gently rubbed her face, "Wakey, wakey, someone's looking for you!"

"Mmm!" Sylvie mumbled, snuggling closer into his embrace for a moment before sitting up. She straightened her clothes and headed towards her desk. "Come in!"

Milanda cautiously entered, casting a quick glance at Gabriel before approaching Sylvie, hesitatingly saying, "Boss, the folks from Glory Group rang up, wanting to discuss a partnership."

Sylvie had blocked Baron's number his attempts to reach out were futile, so he had his people contact Milanda instead.

Milanda was oblivious to the strife between her boss and Baron, but she had heard enough about Baron to suspect his intentions weren't pure.

Fully awake now, Sylvie's expression turned icy, "Tell them the deal's off. They can look elsewhere!"

nodded briskly and

on her lips, "Some people just

let's send them a

irked Baron, and soon after, Sylvie's

an hour, three companies that had long-term collaborations

something was off, did some digging, and discovered

operations were mediocre, his powerful connections and ruthless behavior meant most

"Let them do what they want.

but left to

out could leave, and they wouldn't be seeking a partnership again. Just as Milanda had left, she hurried back, phone in hand, whispering, "Boss, it's Baron

at the phone, her tone cold, "Don't answer. Tell him he

thought of hearing Baron's voice

calmly, "Mr. Barlow, I'm sorry, but our boss

doesn't partner with us, I'll

isn't this a bit

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