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Sharon nodded. “Mhm. There’s an important contract to be signed tonight.”

Thomas’s expression was cool. “Is that so? I thought that now that you have Enzo, you wouldn’t need me anymore.”

The remark caught her off guard–it sounded almost… strange.

“Nonsense!” she replied. “You and Enzo are completely different.”

His dark eyes lingered on her face. “Different? We both work for you. How are we not the same?”

Sharon froze. She hadn’t actually considered that before, and for a moment, she couldn’t think of how to answer.

Just then, a soft knock broke the silence.

Enzo’s voice came from outside. “Ms. McKinzie, I have an urgent document that requires your review.”

Sharon called back, “Wait for me in my office. I’ll be there shortly.”

“Got it.” His footsteps faded down the corridor.

Once he was gone, Sharon turned back to Thomas. “Thomas, don’t overthink it. You saved my life. You’re the person I trust most. No matter what happens, Enzo will never be more important than you.”

flicker. “Julliard also saved your life.

frowned. Something about Thomas today felt…

she didn’t have time to dwell on it. The urgent document awaited her attention, and

said gently. “You’re both equally important friends to me.

and hurried

watched her go, his gaze dark and

she’d been so busy that their time together had dwindled to almost nothing. And when they did speak, Enzo always seemed to show up moments later with some

had happened more times than he

his chest–a sharp, simmering resentment he hadn’t felt in a

punctually at the upscale

in the back seat, calmly briefing her on the contract’s key points and

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in silence, his expression unreadable, his

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time signing a major business contract, and she treated it

to Kalen Group’s scale, of course, but given our current situation, this deal could bring us back to life. If we secure it, the company could

of it and nodded. “I

they entered the private lounge, the representatives from