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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.

to work. Keira was basking in the

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sofa, finally wrapping up the research on Alzheimer’s disease. After sending the email to the overseas biopharmaceutical research base, she stood

find a WhatsApp message from Rebecca. “Miss Olsen,

be attending the celebration dinner of the Horton and Allen family tomorrow

finished sending the message, a call came in from Samuel.

calmly, “What happened?”

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

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breaching the contract!”

“The Allen

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

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

to us!”

lowered her gaze. “I understand. I’ll

up, she got up and headed toward the

so she decided to ask them directly, in case someone was stirring

ward,

seemed he had just returned and was

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quickened her pace and called out,

hello.”

His gentle demeanor turned noticeably frosty upon seeing

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 there

“No misunderstanding.”

filled with disdain. “It was my order. We won’t sell anything to

was taken aback,

you already

Keira was confused.

accidentally say something wrong when

she had no recollection of such an

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she was messaging

hold a grudge. So, in consideration of the

A little favor…

helping out with witness testimony at the police

worth

mention Rebecca? You ought to help her with the testimony!

was displeased, her voice turned cold. “Mr. Alle nothing should

also doesn’t have to sell the hydrogen

a

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