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“Mr. Graves?” Jude stood up right away, clearly surprised. “It’s not exactly a company outing, just a casual get-together with some peers.”

He turned to the group and chuckled, “You guys are in luck tonight. This is Mr. Lucien Graves, CEO of the Graves Group.” Then, he turned back around. “These are a few of my classmates. They’re all lawyers.”

Jasper and Patrick stood up as well. They had, of course, heard of the Graves Group. Though they’d seen Lucien’s distinctive sharp features and cold demeanor in photos and from afar, this was their first time encountering the man himself.

“Mr. Graves, it’s a pleasure,” Jasper said.

Patrick chimed in, “An honor to finally meet you, Mr. Graves.”

Kaia, on the other hand, froze in her seat. What is he doing here?

Lucien’s deep-set eyes swept across the group, pausing as if by chance. He raised a brow slightly, saying, “Hello. Well, is this gentleman also a lawyer, Mr. Halston?” He was pointing straight at Gilbert.

Gilbert, though young, instantly picked up on the undercurrent of hostility. Still, he stayed composed. “Pleasure to meet you,

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Mr. Graves. I’m Gilbert Marsh. Just a humble prosecutor.”

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His tone was polite, but there was a quiet edge to his words, something faint and hard to pin down. Maybe it came from his line of work, since he never seemed to care much for trust-fund kids and corporate heirs.

Gilbert had heard of the Graves Group and just assumed this man was the same CEO who was always trending online.

Lucien gave Gilbert a lingering look. “A prosecutor? Well now… that’s impressive for someone so young.”

He was complimenting Gilbert, technically, but his voice was anything but warm.

head-on. In

to smooth things over. “He really is impressive for his age. Are you dining here too,

out of courtesy, never expecting Lucien

head, silently hoping he would turn

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Lucien responded, “It would be my honor to dine with

resignation and kept praying he would

offer Lucien the seat at the head, but Lucien didn’t seem

“No need for the fuss. I’ll

only

At least that would make things

smile. “Alright then, Mr. Graves. Hope it’s

unreadable smile. “Not at all. I’m

to Lucien, who became

seat next to the spotlight. She kept her head down, quietly

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was to fade into the background and

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course, things never went as planned. Gilbert, knocked out of the spotlight, was now trying

plate, he offered, “Want some more?” Without

her spine. She didn’t even have to look up to feel the cold stare aimed at her from

smiled, “It’s alright, Kaia. I told you, just call me

Lucien raised an eyebrow and gestured to the waiter. “Could we get a few more servings over here? I’m sure that’s better than passing food around from plate to

Lucien was subtly calling him out. Still, he forced a chuckle. “My bad. I didn’t think it

out a piece of beef from the newly served

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gave a faint smirk. “Didn’t

Mr. Marsh.” But the tone of his voice shifted in the next breath. “So, how