Chapter 923

"Mr. Hackett, I look forward to working with you," Tom said.

After finishing their conversation, Gabriel left first.

Over half an hour passed before Tom finally stepped out of the private room.

Turning a corner, he bumped into Brandon and Valarie.

Brandon had his arm around Valarie's shoulder, and both of them were smiling.

When they saw Tom, their smiles faltered.

Valarie averted her gaze, pretending not to see him, while Brandon's expression cooled. He greeted, "Mr. Genge, fancy seeing you here. What a coincidence." "Indeed," Tom replied with a slight smile.

His gaze lingered on Valarie's indifferent profile, a mix of frustration and longing flickering in his eyes. At his sides, his hands slowly clenched into fists.

There was a time when Valarie's eyes had been filled with him, her heart wholly his.

Now, she wore that detached expression whenever she saw him. Watching her smile sweetly at another man while sparing him not even a glance felt like being pierced repeatedly by needles. Noticing Tom's gaze, Valarie frowned and stepped back deliberately, hiding behind Brandon.

we'll be late," she said, her voice calm but

and

then turned to Tom. His tone was polite but distant. "Mr. Genge, we have plans, so

collaboration between the Sumner and Genge Groups, Brandon wouldn't have bothered

severing ties with the Genge Group entirely. With so many companies in Saintornia, continuing this partnership seemed unnecessary. "Sure," Tom replied, his voice calm but his eyes

they walked away, his

didn't look back-not even once. It was as though she didn't care anymore, as though she didn't

sweet moments together surged through his mind, each one cutting into

Valarie into a private room where four people were already seated-three men and one woman. They were Brandon's childhood friends. One by

steady-looking man on the

Gilmour, sporting a mischievous grin. Beside Jayden sat Michette Snowden, and on the far right was the aloof Nolan

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told Valarie about his

herself gracefully, "Hello,

you! It's great to finally meet you. You're just

since Brandon had fallen head over heels for Valarie, his

they had assumed

would fade due

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