Chapter 814:

A moment’s hesitation crossed Raegan’s face before she looked up and met Kiley’s gaze directly. There was no mistaking the underlying threat in Kiley’s statement.

It sounded like Kiley was saying, “If you cross the Cooper Group, I won’t blink twice about taking you out — even if you’re one close friend of mine.”

Despite the tension, Raegan’s expression remained composed, though her eyes betrayed a storm of feeling. A subtle smile appeared as she replied, “You’re right. I can’t help wondering, though — who is this man behind Maia?”

A sense of kinship sparkled in Kiley’s eyes. “Seems like our minds work in tandem.”

Without warning, she reached out, fingers gently tilting Raegan’s chin upward. “Raegan, can I count on your loyalty for good?”

Nerves tingled under Kiley’s touch, but Raegan offered a steady nod. “Absolutely. You can trust me.”

Her smile seemed effortless, yet tension showed in her whitened knuckles, clenching hard beneath the surface.

moment, outside a meeting room at Sceibar Royal Academy’s affiliated hospital, Maia sat quietly, waiting for Lenny, her back resting

first arrived, a nurse had told her that Lenny was inside, deep in conversation with a panel of international specialists. She thought her wait would be brief, but the hours

room doors parted with

and hurried over. “Maia, you’re early! Didn’t we agree on dinner at

smile played on Maia’s lips. This was classic Lenny — whenever his work consumed him,

watch. “Professor Bryant, dinner

Lenny look sheepish, embarrassment coloring his face. “Already nine o’clock? Ah, I completely lost track. The meeting ran long — everyone had so

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free of

ice, she wasted no time getting to what

new gravity to his features. With a weary breath, he replied, “Each of us — myself included — has put forward an approach. The trouble is, we

dropped, and a flicker of uncertainty crossed Maia’s face. Reading between the lines, she heard the doubt behind her

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