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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.”

the following morning.

work. Keira

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on Alzheimer’s disease. After sending

message from Rebecca. “Miss Olsen, do

be attending the celebration dinner of the Horton and Allen family

as she finished sending the message, a call came in from Samuel. “Boss, we’ve encountered a

asked calmly, “What

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 is, we’ve agreed on delivery dates with

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breaching the contract!”

Allen family in Clance?”

to manage, whereas she was only responsible for technical issues, so she never expected her company to have dealings with

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!”

her gaze. “I

and headed toward

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

reaching the hospital ward, she ran

and was about to go

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and called out, “Mr.

hello.”

halted and turned his head. His gentle demeanor turned noticeably frosty upon seeing her.

hydrogen energy materials from your company. However, your company suddenly announced this

“No misunderstanding.”

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

was taken aback, “Why?”

have you already

Keira was confused.

say something wrong when she was

of such an

seemed quite cheerful and even inst

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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 I did for Rebecca, can you not be petty, Mr.

A little favor…

to helping out with witness testimony at the police station, given that making

worth

to help her with the

“Mr.

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

took a deep

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