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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.”

was the following morning.

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sunlight from her spot on the sofa, finally wrapping up the research on Alzheimer’s disease. After sending the email to the

a WhatsApp message from Rebecca. “Miss Olsen, do you have time tomorrow night? Can you come to

be attending the celebration dinner of the Horton and Allen

from Samuel. “Boss, we’ve encountered a

asked calmly, “What happened?”

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

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breaching the contract!”

Allen

always entrusted her company’s matters to Samuel to manage, whereas she was only responsible for technical issues, so she never expected her company to have dealings with the Allen

“Yes, them. I’ve always bought from them. I tried prying for information from their sales manager. They haven’t lined up another buyer, but someone from the top apparently

to us!”

“I understand.

and headed toward the rehabilitation ward.

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

the hospital ward, she ran into Frankie

just returned and

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pace and called out, “Mr.

hello.”

and turned his head. His gentle

confusion, “I’m Dr. South. My company has been continuously purchasing hydrogen energy materials from your company. However, your company suddenly announced this month that it would no longer sell to us. Is

“No misunderstanding.”

face was cold, his eyes filled with disdain. “It was my order. We won’t sell anything to you.”

was taken aback,

Olsen, have you already

Keira was confused.

she accidentally say something wrong when she

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

seemed quite cheerful and even inst

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she was

hold a grudge. So, in consideration

A little favor…

those words, Frankie mistakenly assumed she was referring to helping out with witness testimony at the police station, given that making a call to

was worth merit.

help her with the testimony! That’s the duty

displeased, her voice turned cold. “Mr.

right, so the Allen family also doesn’t have to sell the hydrogen

a deep breath.

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