All Chapters of His Hidden Game: Chapter 131 - Chapter 137

Allison stood up and headed to the conference room with her assistant.She didn’t overthink it walking in—but the second she stepped through the door, her eyes drifted straight to Marcus. Like muscle memory. Like gravity.Their gazes locked.Her heart slammed once, hard. She forced herself to look away.He wasn’t alone. Two Ashford reps sat on either side of him. This wasn’t personal. He was here on business.The moment she sat down, one of the reps slid a contract across the table. “We haven’t received your signature for next quarter’s procurement. We assumed something came up, so we thought it’d be better to discuss in person.”Allison didn’t even glance at the document. “Yes. Because we’re adjusting our procurement volume. We’re cutting it by half. That notice was sent to Mr. Ashford two weeks ago.”The two reps exchanged looks. Clearly, this was news to them. Then they both turned to Marcus.Marcus spoke calmly, but his tone was firm. “We did receive your message two weeks ago. Bu

  The second she stepped out of the restaurant, Allison felt like her skin was crawling. She texted the materials to Emily and told her to handle all communication with Mr. Hill from now on.Most of the process could be delegated anyway. She didn’t need to see him again unless absolutely necessary. But once due diligence wrapped up and they locked in preliminary terms with the European manufacturer, she’d inevitably have to deal with him face-to-face again.She didn’t like it—but she’d handle it when it came.Two weeks later, background checks were basically done. Winthrop had tentatively secured cooperation with the French pharmaceutical company Sofi. Next came legal review, compliance, regulatory procedures—the usual grind.

  Allison caught the earliest flight back to New York the next morning.She was surprisingly calm. Emily, on the other hand, still looked shaken even after they landed.“We should’ve brought a couple more managers on this trip,” Emily muttered as they walked through the terminal. “If there were more of us, Mr. Hill wouldn’t have dared pull that shit.”Allison let out a quiet sigh. “The company’s swamped because of the Medi AI project. And Mr. Beaumont doesn’t like meeting a crowd of unfamiliar faces. It made more sense for me to go alone.”She adjusted her coat. “Besides, a guy like Mr. Hill? If it wasn’t yesterday, it would’ve been some other time. He was going to try

Allison’s eyes went blank for a second. It felt like her heart had just dropped into a bottomless pit.“Dr. Jones… check again,” she said, her throat tight. “He kicked last night. There’s no way there’s no heartbeat.”Dr. Jones was the most respected OB-GYN in their hospital—and Allison’s own specialist. If anyone could be trusted right now, it was her.And Allison didn’t believe in that cold “survival of the fittest” bullshit anyway. From the moment she found out she was pregnant, she’d booked every test possible. Even after twenty weeks—when things were usually considered stable—she still came in every week for routine monitoring.This couldn’t be happening.“Sometimes the monitor just can’t pick it up right away,” Dr. Jones said gently, trying to calm her. “That doesn’t automatically mean there’s no heartbeat. It could be the baby’s position. Let’s do an ultrasound to confirm.”“Bring the ultrasound in,” the doctor told the nurse.A few minutes later, the machine was ready.The fam