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Just as Theresa was urging Richard to speed up the process of squeezing money

out of Rebecca, her phone rang.

“Hello? Oh, Mrs. Paige Reed, of course, of course… Yes, I’ll be right there.”

She hung up and left in a rush.

Richard stood there, unsure what he was feeling as he gazed toward the Vireon

Technologies booth.

Interest in the newly launched domestic robot was skyrocketing. Many attendees

had already placed orders on the spot.

Though originally designed to care for elderly people living alone, the robot clearly

had potential for broader use in normal households too.

Vireon Technologies had surged to prominence like a dark horse, solidifying an

unshakable position in America’s tech industry.

The Morgan family had always been in foreign trade. If they could just lock in a

partnership with one of these international exhibitors, they might finally earn a

seat at the table of American innovation.

He spotted Henry, the same man who’d hit it off with Theresa.

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“Mr. Bourne.” Richard said, stepping up with a smile, “I was wondering if you

might be free for dinner after the expo?”

Henry shook his head. “I’ve already got plans tonight.”

Richard kept smiling, “How about tomorrow, then?”

Another shake of the head.

A cold sense of dread crept up Richard’s spine. “Perhaps another day? I’d love to

finalize the ideas you and my mother discussed…”

Henry cut him off with a polite smile. “I’m actually more interested in Ms.

Ashbourne’s proposal now.”

Richard’s face went pale. He stammered, “B-but… I thought you really connected

with my mother earlier…”

Henry gave a half shrug and a smirk, like he was humoring a child. “I just feel like

I connect better with Ms. Ashbourne now.”

Richard froze. His mouth opened and then shut again.

From across the hall, Alistair happened to glance in Richard’s direction and saw

him storming off toward a quieter area, his face drained of all color.

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with him?” Alistair murmured. “He looks like someone just told him

got terminal cancer.”

sounding completely indifferent, replied,

their deal.”

her in disbelief and then laughed. “When did

done.”

with soft amusement, filled with a quiet warmth

heart skip.

you, darling,” she

Alistair blinked.

going to

the subject. “Did Leo

together 24/7. Even

short windows

time, Caroline had

Alistair couldn’t help but be

Leo again and didn’t know if he’d

told him

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go.”

She paused after that.

down at her. “You’re not ready to

sighed, “She’s been spending a lot of nights at Grandma’s lately, but

day.

a whole month.”

not a stranger,” Alistair said, half-joking. “And Grandma will be there.

dare run off

eyes flashed. “If he tries, I’ll break his

to leave the

a shadowed corner, Richard watched them climb into a sleek

completely at

his teeth so

wasn’t picking up

falling apart. He was panicked, desperate,

with Alistair. Even in school, they couldn’t stand

Richard never imagined that one day Alistair would be the

roadblock in his life.

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enjoy his fleeting moment of fame because he

it wouldn’t last.

all noise and no substance, strutting like he owned the

was coming. And when it came, it would

more than a setback.

nobody who should’ve

message from someone long buried

Paige had used and discarded

woman earlier that day. She’d come on to him,

was excited, asking if it meant Paige was planning to eliminate

his life. He’d once thought of killing her with

Alistair stopped him and

to make her pay.

couldn’t let go of his family. That was

to Alistair’s plan.

studied

dangerously controlling, calculating, and always cautious.

perfection, for one slip could be

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a threat. A living, breathing time

constant sense

off, would be unbearable. Sooner or later, it

would act. And when

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