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    She reached into her bag and retrieved a document, carefullyying it on the table between them.


    “This is a supplementary agreement between Wall Group and Howe Group’s New Rise Corporation. It’s for the Peterson family’s project.” She met Alex’s eyes briefly before continuing, her toneposed but distant, “Consider it a smallpensation from Wall Group.”


    She hade prepared.


    If she owed a favor, she would repay it cleanly and efficiently—with business, not emotion.


    After all, benefits were measurable, emotions were not.


    Alex stared at the agreement, the air between them growing heavier by the second. His hands curled into fists atop the table, knuckles whitening.


    She was doing it again. Drawing that invisible line with cold professionalism. Rewriting the narrative between them into a mere exchange of debts.


    Sadie noticed his silence, the way his posture stiffened. For a moment, she hesitated, something flickering behind her usually unreadable eyes.


    Then, as if retreating behind her own defenses, she stood up and offered him a final, polite nod. “I’m sorry, Mr. Howe. I have other matters to attend to. Thank you.”


    Without waiting for a response, she turned and walked away, her heels tapping softly against the floor until the door shut quietly behind her.


    Outside, the night air was cool as she stepped out of the restaurant. The world felt still, unbothered. But from across the street, hidden in the shadows, someone watched her leave—eyes sharp, filled with cold resentment. It was Briley.


    Briley’s hands curled into trembling fists, a storm of resentment swelling inside her. In her mind, every misfortune traced back to Sadie. If not for that woman, she wouldn’t have been cast out of the Wall family—stripped of everything. And Sutton, her older brother, wouldn’t have died.


    The weight of it all crushed her, but Briley refused to surrender to despair.


    Her eyes flicked toward the VIP room Sadie had just exited.


    With no other options left, she made a snap decision. She inhaled sharply, then swung the door open.


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    Inside, Alex looked up at the sound. He had thought Sadie had changed her mind and returned. His gaze turned icy the moment he saw Briley. His jaw tightened, eyes narrowing in disgust.


    “I warned you,” he snapped. “Show up again, and you’ll regret it.”


    Briley swallowed hard, forcing herself to keep calm. She needed this.


    “Mr. Howe, I know you hate me,” she said with a faint, almost desperate smile. “But if you’re serious about winning Sadie over, hear me out.”


    She stepped closer. “Sadie can’t let go of Noah, even after all this time. Ever wonder why she’s still out of reach?”


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