Semua Bab Reborn Without You: Bab 1071 - Bab 1080

"Fine," Elijah said at last. "As long as Christopher goes down with that Fighter 07 project he's been relying on, you'll have my support. If it's within my authority, I'm happy to discuss it."Samantha listened at the side, unease tightening in her chest.They wanted to bring Christopher down?The man she had once loved was now someone she had to treat as an enemy.Lincoln seemed to catch the hesitation on her face. He turned to her, his tone calm, almost coaxing."Ms. Bloom, I know this isn't easy, but emotion won't solve anything. Christopher hasn't given you a reason to stay loyal. Why keep holding on? Love isn't worth sacrificing everything for, especially not your family's future or your own. Sometimes you have to put the bigger picture ahead of your personal feelings."Samantha met his gaze. Those eyes seemed to see through everything.Christopher's coldness flashed through her mind, followed by the Bloom family's increasingly desperate situation.Her fingers curled into

Amelia steadied herself, keeping her expression neutral. "No problem."Christopher watched her for a moment, then continued, "Nigel has the materials ready. Go through them. Focus on the technical specifications for the international collaboration module. That's what the Corvex Solutions team cares about.""Understood."Amelia took the documents Nigel handed her and left the office. Back at her desk, she went through them quickly.This wasn't just an opportunity for FutureDrive. It mattered just as much to Nova Nine.As long as they made contact with Corvex Solutions, even if FutureDrive didn't secure the deal this time, Nova Nine could still position itself for future cooperation.At 10 a.m. the next day, the Corvex Solutions team arrived on schedule. Leading them was their CTO, Davis Pearson, a man in his forties.Amelia followed Christopher into the conference room. As soon as she sat down, she felt Davis's attention shift toward her."This is Amelia Sinclair from Nova Nin

"What are you looking at?"Jasper followed Amelia's line of sight, but by the time he looked up, all he caught was a distant figure disappearing into the crowd. He frowned.Amelia blinked and came back to herself. She then shook her head and took a sip of water. "Nothing. I thought I saw someone I knew."Still, the moment stayed with her, and a thought rose uninvited.Yesterday, when Christopher suddenly asked her to help receive Corvex Solutions' representative, had he already known she was trying to work with them?FutureDrive was focused on the Fighter 07 project, one of the country's highest-priority programs. Any partner on the project would face tight restrictions.Corvex Solutions was an overseas company, regardless of its capabilities. Projects involving sensitive national technology were rarely open to foreign partners.If that was true, then Christopher bringing her into the reception and even letting her speak directly with Davis might not have been a coincidence at a

Amelia couldn't help but wonder. Was Christopher asking her to make way for Samantha, someone who had come in through connections and didn't even fully grasp the project's basic architecture?It took Amelia a few seconds to process that she hadn't misheard.Anger surged up from deep in her chest, fast and sharp, tightening her throat and leaving her fingertips cold.She pushed her chair back and stood. The legs scraped hard against the floor.Her eyes locked on Christopher, her voice controlled to the point of cold. "Is research at FutureDrive a joke to you?"She didn't raise her voice, but it carried."Calm down," Christopher said. "This is a temporary adjustment. I hope you can understand.""Understand?" Amelia let out a short, humorless laugh."You want me to understand handing over the core algorithm of Fighter 07, a project tied to national security and the company's reputation, to someone who isn't even familiar with the basic testing process? If you want to make room f

Amelia had just got home when her phone rang.It was Jasper.She answered, but before she could say anything, his voice came through. "Tell me straight. Did Christopher hand your work to someone else?"Amelia leaned back against the entryway wall, her fingers tracing the edge of her phone. Her tone stayed light. "Yeah. He had Samantha take over for now. Said it was to reduce my workload.""Reduce your workload? That's ridiculous! He's pushing you out," Jasper snapped. "Some things never change. He's never taken a project seriously."Amelia listened without interrupting. Strangely, she felt calm.She closed her eyes for a second. Christopher's voice lingered in her head, saying it was temporary. Then Samantha's steady confidence at the last technical meeting."Just let it go," Amelia said quietly. "At the end of the day, we're just partners with FutureDrive. I'm stationed there from our side. I'm not their employee. How they run the project is up to them. I don't need to take it