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Sloane looked at Lucas curiously. His face was tight with restrained emotion, which only made her burst into laughter.

Lucas glanced down at her, helpless as he saw the amusement in her eyes. “What? You find it that funny when I’m the butt of the joke?”

Sloane blinked innocently. “It’s not like I asked to be your elder by seniority.”

Lucas raised a brow. “We’re engaged. That makes seniority irrelevant.”

But Sloane mumbled under her breath, “It’s not like we’re staying engaged forever anyway.”

Lucas froze. The easy smile on his face vanished completely.

Sloane, oblivious to the sudden shift in his mood, didn’t understand why he’d gone quiet again -they’d just been bantering a moment ago.

then headed straight back to

waiting for some time. As soon as Lucas entered, they all

and took his place at the head of the table, his expression cold

the latest with Peak

Corp is still playing coy. They’ve got the most advanced robotics technology in the country, so they’ve been using that leverage throughout negotiations. While they’ve shown some interest in our proposal, they remain rigid on

his fingers tapping lightly against the

“They want a 60-40 profit split. They

out a cold chuckle. “Sixty–forty? That’s bold. Just because they have top–tier robotics. tech, they think they’ve got

is exactly what we need right now. If we

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products market would skyrocket. We

for a moment, his eyes flashing sharply. “Peak Corp’s confidence comes from knowing we want their tech badly. But they’re

potential partners offering better terms,

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