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Chapter Eighty Six

作者: Dvyn rite
last update 最終更新日: 2025-10-08 04:44:48

Unwanted Invitations

Valenticia’s POV~

The weeks following that meeting with Stefan were a blur of deadlines and pages, but he kept appearing on my calendar like he had predesigned the details. First was the quarterly supply chain conference downtown, where industry professionals gathered to discuss trends and new deals over coffee and name tags. For Clawford, I was networking, shaking hands with suppliers and swapping business cards while scribbling notes on potential partnerships. Stefan was there too, naturally, on a panel about future tech in logistics, and I sat at the back of the room jotting down his ideas about faster routes and better tracking.

And first thing after the session ended and everyone started moving around for coffee, he saw me across the room, with two cups in his hands. "Valenticia, black no sugar, right?" He offered me one, and his grin was casual, but there was a serious glint in his eyes, an intensity I'd seen before.

I accepted the cup because refusing the
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