The office door swung open, and Thomas stepped out.


    Elijah had been propping himself against the wall, waiting. The moment he saw his father, he straightened up. "How''d the meeting go, Dadri Elija


    asked.


    Thomas gave his shoulder a pat. "Great. I''ve got other stuff to take care of. I gotta go." With that, he walked away briskly


    Elijah furrowed his brows, wondering, ''Great? What does that mean?''


    Cameron emerged from the office too.


    "So, Cameron, how''d it go?" Elijah asked.


    She nodded. "We made a deal. I''ll have our people handle the rest,"


    Elijah looked at her, stunned. He thought, ''It''s done? Just like that? It has been less than 30 minutes. How on earth did he convince Dad?"


    He couldn''t help but ask, "Why did my dad agree to partner with you so quickly?"


    Cameron smiled, "That''s my secret."


    Elijah grinned and didn''t push further, even though he was super curious.


    Cameron said, "Elijah, I''m heading back to thepany. Wannae?"


    "Can I?" he asked.


    "Definitely! I couldn''t havended this huge deal without you. I''ll buy you dinner tonight."


    Elijah smiled, "Sure thing."


    Cameron brought Elijah to thepany. She showed him to the meeting room, then went straight to find David.


    She told David all about the contract.


    David''s eyes popped open. "A magic bullet for leukemia? Mr. Wace, you''re joking, right?"


    Cameron''s face was dead serious. "I''m not."


    "But Mr. Wace," David said, "there''s no way we can make a leukemia drug. Five years won''t cut it, not even fifty!"


    That way, they''d just be working for the Moore family for nothing.


    Cameron said, "Trust me, Mr. Tucker."


    David stared into her eyes. Her gaze was steady, almost reassuring. After a long pause, he nodded. "Okay, Mr. Wace. I''m with you."


    Cameron was definitely more mature than her peers. Sometimes, even more so than him. And right now, he and Cameron were in the same boat. If one sank, the other would too. All he could do was to trust her.


    Cameron smiled, "You''ll take over the rest from here." She patted David''s shoulder.


    ? David nodded firmly. "Yes, Mr. Wace."


    Cameron gave Elijah a tour of thepany, showing him around so he could get


    a sense of theyout.


    Elijah smiled, "Cameron, this is really good. Looks like a proper setup.


    She grinned. "I think so too."


    This was just the start. Things would only get better.


    But Cameron had someone to thank-Samuel. For the 15 million dors in startup capital she had gotten from him.


    Cameron said, "About time for dinner. What do you feel like eating? My treat tonight-order anything you like."


    Elijah chuckled, "I''m not fussy. Whatever you choose is fine."


    They ended up at a chic restaurant.


    After dinner, Cameron said she


    Wa


    going back to Noble Vista.


    Elijah was surprised. "You moved back?" That meant he could move back too.


    Cameron nodded. "It''s more convenient here."


    Elijah said, “Then I''ll stay at Noble Vista tonight as well."


    "Good. We can go to thepany together tomorrow."


    When Cameron got back to Noble Vista, she


    Hawa


    delivery guy knocking on her door.


    Puzzled, she asked, "Excuse me, who are you trying to reach?"


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