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    Elliana set her utensils down, her gaze sharp. “Have you lost your mind? Why keep spouting nonsense like some drunkard?”


    “You!” Lance’s face turned red. “Don’t you dare mock me! I graduated from a top university! I’m an AI development expert with an IQ of 130! Don’t talk like I’m beneath you!”


    Elliana raised an eyebrow and smirked. “An AI expert? Well, if you hadn’t said that, I wouldn’t have connected you with the sophisticated AI development at all.”


    “Elliana!” he roared. “Don’t think that just because you’re Rosa, you can look down on me. To real technical experts like me, designers like you are nothing but low-level thinkers!”


    Then, he added, almost without thinking, “You’re just jealous because exceptional men like me fall for Trinity instead of you!”


    Elliana stared at him, mockery dancing in her eyes. “Where does your confidencee from, Lance? Are you seriously suggesting I have feelings for you? Ha! Why don’t you turn on your charm and chase after me? If I so much as nce your way, I’ll consider myself a fool.”


    Lance had spoken without thinking. The words had slipped out, and he hadn’t meant them. But after Elliana mocked him, embarrassment hit him like a wave. He wished the floor would just open up and swallow him whole. His face turned from pale to stormy in seconds.


    Elliana chuckled as she watched him squirm. “Come on, Lance, finish your meal. Once you’re full, get back to work. I’ll be visiting your departmentter this afternoon.” Sheughed even harder. “Let’s see just how brilliant you really are. Don’t mess up, or I might start questioning your capabilities.”


    “You!” Lance’s anger boiled over. “Elliana, who gave you the right to inspect our department? Who do you think you are? A fool like you has no business setting foot in our AI Research and Development Department!”


    Elliana answered coldly, “I’m the CEO’s wife, that’s who. So you’d better show some respect, or I’ll make sure you regret it. I’ll spot every slip-up you make and have you kicked out.”


    Lance gave a derisiveugh. “I’m part of the Evans family, with their blood running through my veins. What right does an outsider like you have to fire me?”


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    Elliana looked at him like he was hopeless. “Didn’t I already say it? I’m Cole’s wife. If you’ve got a problem, ask him to divorce me. But until then, firing you would be as easy as snapping my fingers.”


    Lance was fuming. Words failed him.


    Elliana felt pleased with herself. She stood, shing him a sweet smile. “Goodbye, Lance. When I show up this afternoon, do try to behave. I’d hate for your slip-ups to cost you your job.”


    Without waiting for a reply, she turned and walked away.


    Lance stared at her retreating figure, teeth clenched in silent fury. He had serious reservations back when she married into the Evans family. To him, she had no brains, no looks, and no real value. So she could design a few clothes and paint some pictures—big deal. That didn’t make her worthy of power. Wanting him to show respect to her since she was the Evans family matriarch and the CEO’s wife? That was not going to happen. He refused to acknowledge her marriage to Cole or her position in the Evans household. Plus, she wasn’t River, his role model. So why should he bow down to her?


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