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Chapter 45: Midnight Strategy Session

作者: ARI✨✨
last update 公開日: 2026-04-12 16:26:38

Ethan's POV

A relaxed vibe had been planned for the invite. Still, it came across a bit stiff.

Was thinking that while tapping out the note via my assistant - home office, night closing in, talk shaping up around the next company we might buy. Not some official meeting. One voice answering another, going over figures piece by piece.

Still, I saw it clearly.

That moment stayed with me. Just us, no one else around. Away from meetings, away from everyone who usually l

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