He looked at her. The smile stayed exactly where it was. "I'm just noting facts," he said. "And I'm a researcher. I note things." She held his gaze for a moment. Then she looked at the conference room door ahead of them. "Let's just get through the meeting," she said. "Of course," he said pleasantly. He held the door open for her. She went in. The conference room had floor to ceiling windows on one side. The city beyond them, the flat grey light of an overcast Monday. The long table already set up with water and notepads and the institute's branding on the presentation screen at the far end. Four of her team were already seated. Henderson from Voss Industries research division she recognized from the Thursday gathering, a compact efficient man in his fifties who nodded at her when she came in. No Damien yet. She set her files at the head of the table. Arranged them. Rearranged them. Liam sat in the chair to her left and poured himself water and looked at the presentat
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