Game Over No Second Chances

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Chapter 13

Hugh patted his lips slighth, the cold glad in his eyes vanishing in an instant. He adjusted his cufflinks, his expression calm as he waited for Serena to continue

For a moment, it delt as if the chill from earlier had been nothing but berimatation. Since he was wi to listen, she was more than happy to talk.

"My famdy, the pansens, has been rooted in Javerton Cry for three generations. We have a deep understanding of its cultural heritage and traditions.

The Larson family has the financial strength to transfer the entire Silvercrest Buy into the city's most iconic landmark. If that's the goal, then from uniform street designs to cultural integration, the Jansen Group will deliver a plan that exceeds expectations."

She was no longer part of the Jansen Group, but she never forgot its struggles in the past. If not for Amber's handcrafted porcelain pieces serving as its foundation, the company

n't have survived in this day.

The pan Group as part of her mother's legacy, and she had been keeping a close eye on it all this time. She was determined to secure!

High listened, watching as a quiet determination lit up her previously dull gaze. Rather than being mother man's caged bird, she was far more captivating as one that flew free

Unknowingly, a tant smide tagged at the comers of his los

As Serenaspoke confidently, she looked up and caught a glimpse of Hugh's almost indulgent smile

she was achild, someone had

Her voice faltered

back to reality, the smile fading

asking.

slightly, her eyes fixedon Hugh, searching desperately for something familie-pieces of a memory she could piece together, assemble, and reconnect to

she tried, the past remained like an old, weathered

brow Ferrowed in

seconds before finallyspeaking. "The Silvercrest Day project-

he had agreed before she

Estened to a word she said. Maybe his agreement

more likely to be the case. After all, an arranged marriage was nothing more than

stray thoughts, Sermatook a step forward, regaining her

to the project with Jansen Group As an exchange, Mr.

together almost imperceptibly. She couldn't emember the past, yet she was quick to draw a ckar

now.

the door interrupted the moment. A

Hugh turned their

have other matters to attend to, don't let me keep you. I can handle things