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

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

celebration dinner of the Horton and Allen family tomorrow

she finished sending the message, a call came in from

calmly,

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…

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breaching the contract!”

Allen family

responsible for technical issues, so she never expected her company to have dealings with the Allen family.

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 ordered

to us!”

gaze. “I understand.

she got up and headed toward the rehabilitation

so she decided to ask

after reaching the hospital ward, she ran into Frankie by

returned and was about to go

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quickened her pace and called out, “Mr.

hello.”

turned his head. His gentle demeanor turned noticeably frosty upon seeing

in 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 misunderstanding.”

cold, his eyes filled with disdain. “It was my order. We won’t sell

was taken aback, “Why?”

have you already forgotten what you

Keira was confused.

she accidentally say something wrong when she

such an

she seemed quite cheerful and even

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was messaging her…

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

A little favor…

helping out with witness testimony at the

worth

Rebecca? You ought to help her with the testimony! That’s the duty of

her voice turned cold. “Mr. Alle

Allen family also doesn’t have to sell the hydrogen energy materials

took a

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