RONAN “Operation Beijing is ready to launch then,” Her brown eyes linger on me for ten more seconds than it should before Lilith Cruz glances at the other men in the room, half of which are our latest Chinese partners. “Congratulations, gentlemen.” She concludes, clapping her hands together, and the room erupts into an applause. My pen twirls between my fingers. I nod, a polite smile plastered on my face as I silently congratulate everyone. Forty billion dollars, thirty surveillance networks, and two governments later, it’s signed. East Asia is HawkThorne’s for the taking now. We rise to exchange handshakes. I thank the CEO of my partner company, DragonEye Technologies, in chinese. His eyes light up in surprise. “I get that a lot,” I say, waving his shock with a polite smile. Global business requires me to know my way around a dozen languages. I don’t show my hand until the deal’s sealed.”
I bid the men farewell. My assistant, Hosea, ushers them out of my office. Once the doo
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