She barely touched her food, wondering if the person in the garden was still there.

After leaving the Richardson Manor, Leanne got into the car, leaned back in her seat, and zoned out, not speaking a word.

Jake started the car and pulled out of the driveway, asking, "Mrs. Richardson, heading back to Leanne's Castle?"

Leanne hummed in response, and after a long pause, as if she had just snapped back to reality or had a change of heart, she turned her gaze from the window back to Jake and instructed, "Let's go to ElitePinnacle instead."

The June sun blazed as a modern woman in business attire strode past the car, her confident steps making her curls bounce. The skyscrapers towered above, their silver-gray glass façades reflecting a dazzling yet cold light.

Leanne took the elevator up, and the receptionist had already informed the CEO's secretary of her arrival.

As Leanne stepped out of the elevator, the secretary, dressed in a sharp suit, greeted her respectfully and led her into Curtis' office.

"Mr. Richardson is in a meeting, and you can wait a moment. I'll get you some coffee!"

settled into the leather sofa in

was in a minimalist business style, dominated by black, white, and gray. She hadn't paid much attention to it last time, too caught up in their argument. Her eyes roamed around, finally

at Echo Summit, still set as his

would last, Leanne felt drowsy, and not even a cup

a dark, bottomless pit.

subscriptions mid-month, with plans to go public

SolidAxis Engineering's plans for massive layoffs, with hundreds of employees protesting and negative publicity swirling, raising questions about mismanagement and

department was too slow to react, failing to contain the situation. If mishandled,

gloomy as if they had stumbled at the final

is covering this. It

anyone, it's SolidAxis Engineering, not

can you say that? Since we returned from Bullion Boulevard, countless local brokers have been eyeing us hungrily. If this project with SolidAxis Engineering falls

in his chair, his handsome features

fiddled with a pen in his right hand, tapping it absentmindedly on the

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