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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.

work. Keira was basking in

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

“Miss Olsen, do

attending the celebration dinner of the Horton and Allen family

from Samuel. “Boss, we’ve encountered a bit of

calmly,

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

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breaching the contract!”

frowned. “The Allen

for technical issues, so she

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

to us!”

gaze. “I understand. I’ll go

hanging up, she got up and headed toward the rehabilitation ward.

her parents, so she decided to ask them directly, in case someone

hospital ward, she ran into Frankie by

he had just returned and was about

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and called out, “Mr. Allen,

hello.”

halted and turned his head. His gentle demeanor turned

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

“No misunderstanding.”

eyes filled with disdain. “It was my order.

was taken

have you already forgotten

Keira was confused.

wrong when she was

an incident. Moreover,

quite cheerful and even

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she was messaging

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

A little favor…

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

was worth merit.

you mention Rebecca? You ought to help

voice turned cold. “Mr. Alle nothing should

“You’re right, so the Allen family also

a

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