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Ivy immediately rejected Maya’s suggestion.“No. Give Lucas full control of the project. If he needs more people, give him whoever he asks for. Other than that, don’t interfere.”Once Ivy decided to trust someone, she trusted them completely.Maya knew she probably shouldn’t have asked in the first place.She sighed.“Fine. Forget I said anything. I’ll get all the materials organized tonight.”“Ives, I’m done.”Lucas’s voice came from across the room.He had just stepped out of the bathroom, his skin still flushed from the hot shower.Ivy looked up at the sound of his voice.Her attention immediately drifted to his bare chest.Her gaze lingered there for a moment.She swallowed.And just like that, memories from a few nights ago came rushing back.Sweat had rolled down Lucas’s bare chest and fallen onto her skin.Hot against her body.Ivy’s eyes darkened slightly.She tightened her grip on the phone and quickly said, “All right, that’s it for now. You get back to work.

After agreeing to take on the project, Lucas went to the office the next day.Ivy had given him his own office and assigned Maya to help him with anything related to the project.It wasn’t until Lucas finished reading through the entire proposal that he realized just how important the project was.It was a joint development between the Quinn family and the city government.Together, they planned to build a large business park on a piece of land on the western outskirts of Jasper City.Lucas remembered the property.It was the same land he had helped recover from Mason and his men not long ago.He hadn’t expected things to move this quickly.They were already preparing to develop it.Worried that Lucas might not fully understand how significant the project was, Maya explained it in more detail.“The Quinn family is providing the land, while the city is leading the development. The goal is to build a new business park that will help drive economic growth on the west side of Jas

Xena walked into the living room and dropped into the chair beside Fiona.“Fiona, let me go to the investor meeting in your place.”Ever since Fiona’s surgery, Xena had completely changed her ways.She no longer spent her days shopping, partying, and going out with friends.Instead, she had begged Fiona to give her a position at Shaw Corporation and was now working as a marketing manager.The job kept her busy, but she found the work surprisingly fulfilling.And only after she started working herself did she realize just how much pressure Fiona had been under all these years.“Xena, this meeting is important. Stop messing around.”Fiona’s tone was stern.But Xena wasn’t intimidated.She wrapped both hands around Fiona’s arm and gave it a playful shake.“I’m not messing around!“I already looked into it. Most of the companies attending are sending their project leads. There’s no reason the CEO has to go in person.”She gave Fiona an eager look.“Let me handle it. I’ve been

Most of the companies had already decided roughly how much they were willing to invest.Some of the executives who had expressed interest were mainly looking for a chance to build connections with the government officials involved in the project.They had no intention of attending the meeting themselves.Instead, they handled the government side directly and sent their project leads to represent their companies.Each representative came with an investment range already approved by their company.Lucas’s job was to evaluate the interested companies, decide which ones were the best fit, and finalize how much each would invest.He stood outside the conference room greeting everyone as they arrived.Tall and broad-shouldered, he was hard to miss.Quite a few of the project leads recognized him.Some had even worked with him back when he was still at Shaw Corporation.Seeing him here representing the Quinn family came as a surprise.After all, Lucas and Fiona’s eight-year relatio

Otherwise, with Fiona’s temper, the situation could easily spiral out of control.Lucas understood what Maya meant and stepped aside.Xena and Blake had gone out of their way to attend, so Lucas knew they had an agenda.Whatever they were planning, he had no intention of letting them interfere with the project.Xena swept past him with her chin held high.Good thing she had found a way to keep Fiona away from the meeting.If Fiona were here, she would probably start going easy on Lucas again, and Xena had no interest in watching that happen.So Lucas wanted to use this project to prove himself to the Quinn family?She wasn’t going to make it easy for him.Without giving Lucas another look, Xena and Blake headed straight for the front row and took their seats.Their arrival immediately drew attention.Shaw Corporation’s main business had very little to do with the project, so most people hadn’t expected them to show up at all.And yet Xena herself had come.That alone made