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Lewis didn’t say anything more and turned to leave.

Frankie frowned and said, “Lewis, how could you be so ungrateful? You….”

Before he could finish his sentence, Lewis abruptly halted and whipped his head around.

His gaze revealed a glimmer of sullen anger. His expression was dark and terrifying, like a fiend

crawling out from hell, making Frankie choke on his

words.

Lewis stared at him, his voice low yet ominous in the evening air. “Mr. Allen, our relationship is purely business. You’ve crossed the line.”

Having left these words behind, he briskly walked

away.

Frankie stood rooted in shock, his face taut.

In this collaboration, Lewis was seen as cold but gentlemanly, and the latter quality made Frankie forget that once upon a time, Lewis had a reputation for being ruthlessly malevolent and aggressive.

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Frankie had thought it was all rumors, but Lewis’s

fierce countenance just now made Frankie realize he wasn’t one to be trifled with.

As Frankie kept his eyes on Lewis, he saw the aggression that threatened to overflow from Lewis fading away as he approached Keira.

By the time Lewis returned to her side, he was just that slightly cold-hearted normal man once more.

Draped in Lewis’s jacket, Keira was no longer feeling

the chill.

The well-tailored black suit was warm from his body heat. It enveloped her and subtly gave off a masculine

scent of vanilla.

Her heart became tender.

Seeing that Lewis was only wearing a black shirt, she picked up the little puppy. “Let’s go.”

“Okay.”

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research on Alzheimer’s disease.

only to find a WhatsApp message from Rebecca. “Miss Olsen, do

“I’ll be attending the celebration dinner of the Horton

sending the message, a call came in from

asked calmly, “What happened?”

angrily, “We’ve always purchased our hydrogen energy materials from the Allen family. I intended to purchase more today, but they’re suddenly not selling it to us! With the burgeoning development of new energy, production can’t keep up with demand. Even if we want to buy from other suppliers, it’ll take time… The problem

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breaching the contract!”

“The Allen family in

her company’s matters to Samuel to manage, whereas she was only responsible for technical

bought from them. I tried prying for information from their sales manager. They haven’t lined up

to us!”

“I understand. I’ll go ask.”

hanging up, she got up and headed toward the rehabilitation

and on good terms wit her parents, so she decided to ask them directly,

hospital ward, she ran into Frankie

he had just returned and

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her pace and called out, “Mr. Allen,

hello.”

gentle demeanor turned noticeably frosty

been continuously purchasing hydrogen energy materials from your company. However, your company suddenly announced this month that it would no longer sell to

“No misunderstanding.”

disdain. “It was my order.

was taken

Olsen, have you already forgotten what you

Keira was confused.

say something wrong

she had no recollection of such an incident. Moreover, every time Rebecca

seemed quite cheerful and even

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was

and said, “Even if I did say something wrong, Rebecca probably doesn’t hold a grudge. So, in consideration of the little favor

A little favor…

she was referring to helping out with witness testimony at the police station, given

was worth

to help her with the testimony! That’s the duty of every

cold. “Mr. Alle nothing should be taken for granted.”

even angrier. “You’re right, so the Allen family also doesn’t have to sell the hydrogen

took a deep breath.

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