Chapter 178

The line went silent for a full two minutes before Violet received a message.

"V&S Group."

She stared at those three words, brow furrowed. She'd never heard of them before.

"Who's listed as owner?"

Surely not someone with the last name Turner, she thought for a split second- then dismissed the idea as absurd. Why would she even think of Victoria? That woman had nothing going for her; it couldn't possibly be her.

"The owner's last name is Clark, but for confidentiality reasons, I can't give you more details."

That was all Violet needed. Her tone was cool as she replied, "Thanks, that's enough. No need to send me the full name."

Clark. Didn't ring any bells.

Violet returned to her seat, clutching the printouts she'd brought with her.

her, a silent look passing between them that

seeing anyone," she said, a

derisive snort. "Please. He's just a

before replying. "Stein's father and grandfather were both generals. Now he's carrying on the family legacy. Ordinary people have no chance of getting to him.

a surge

project only has a shot if we can get

off, frustration

unbothered. "No

truth, it was Simms who was feeling the pressure. After Violet's proposal was shot down at Quantum Core Technologies, she'd handed the

sector anyway. If a business couldn't be controlled directly, it rarely held his interest. Last time, his investment in Quantum Core's gaming division had lost hundreds of millions-he'd be lying

to support Violet, but never intended to bring Simms into the fold. Besides, things were awkward between

arrived late, and the industry experts and scholars took their places on the stage one by one. The last to appear was the main event: Stein

stepped onto the platform, the once-noisy

of astonished gasps swept through

was fixed on Stein. They'd all assumed only a bespoke suit could showcase a man's charisma, but it turned out a tailored

one had expected Stein to be so striking-so commanding. They'd pictured a balding, paunchy

research veteran, Professor Vaughn, to give the opening

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