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“Have mine. I’ve cut it for you.” As usual, I didn’t dare to move. I simply buried my head lower and replied, “The matron at the manor taught me that, as I am of lowly birth, I am not worthy of a proper meal.” “Please eat first,” I whispered. “I will eat the leftovers.” Hudson froze. He exchanged a look with Ethan, who was sitting right next to him. Ethan tried to comfort me, saying, “Eva, listen to me. Now that you are back, those old rules don’t exist anymore. As long as you’re good, we’ll treat you just as well as we did before. Eat.”

"Honesty was terrifying and difficult. But it was also liberating. It let me build leadership based on actual self rather than constructed persona. That foundation has proven solid enough to survive challenges that might have destroyed something built on pretense." Another student—male, clearly uncertain—asked, "How do male wolves fit into merit-based leadership? Sometimes it feels like reform means we lose opportunities to females regardless of our qualifications." "Merit-based leadership means everyone competes fairly," I replied. "Yes, some males who would have inherited positions under traditional systems won't under merit-based systems—if they're less qualified than alternatives. But ma

"Even if Tory didn't code, he put in the work by managing connections and protecting Frostward Corporation's image. That takes hard work! "You have no idea how much publicity and effort he poured into getting the app launched." She raised her hand to strike again, but Tory Frost rushed over and caught her arm. "Calm down, Stacie. Reuben isn't entirely wrong either… In his eyes, I guess a small PR manager like me can't compare to a core tech guy like him. "You should take this one million dollars back. Consider it an early birthday gift from me." Stacie was visibly moved by his words. She took his hand and intertwined their fingers. "Don't worry, Tory. No one can take away what's yours."

Jaeger intercedes and Sebastian chances a stoic glance at him. "River? please continue." Sebastian goads gruffly, and River's body fidgets marginally as Jaeger frowns. "Well," River says, pausing as he tries to gather his thoughts. "From what I've read from the files, Merit Global's revenues have skyrocketed over the past year. They've received countless independent Shareholders, who were quite lucky to have chosen to invest in its startup. I agree that the merge would mean great things for both companies, but at this level in their business they can't see what they're in for, and that would affect their decision to agree to the merge." River states pointedly and the room ponders River's wor

“As for you, Miss Bennett, let me say you’re far more ambitious than I thought. You play your pieces well. You claimed you had nothing, yet you had money to hire a lawyer.” Myriam clenched her fists. “We all have ambitions, Mr. Lennox. And I didn’t have to pay my lawyer. Perhaps you don’t know that there are professionals who offer their services free of charge,” she lifted her chin. “All I’m doing is claiming what’s fair. And if I came here, which is not my preference, it’s because I carry a child in my womb that I must provide for. But I doubt you could ever understand that.” Gerald was about to retort when the HR manager arrived, confirming what Myriam had stated about medical exams.

Instead of relying on connections or resources, I built my success on pure merit, and my capabilities are what made this company thrive. Yet, it earned me nothing but a termination notice.

After I took care of Lily's body, I walked into the police station with a thick stack of documents. They were the papers I had found with my liver transplant consent form. I would send Jason to hell!

“Because I asked. You’ve secured my help and I want payment.” Suddenly furious she stood up and threw the documents on the table. “I don’t have time for this, Mr. Greer. You want me to be at your beck and call, you want me to serve you and be at your mercy but I will not. I have too much pride for that. You will have to force me to sign that otherwise over my dead body.” “It makes no difference whether or not you sign those papers, but I will advise you do. We were married once…”

Then, she went on to talk about the creditors and how she can’t bear to see her father agonizing over it. “I can give you money. If you agree, I’ll see to it that all of your father’s debts are settled.” It would seem she’s going to be agreeable. He studied her profile. She hadn’t read the rest of the document yet. “Before you think about agreeing, I suggest you completely read the document. If there’s anything you feel you can’t agree to, then… I don’t think we should proceed.” “Not negotiable at all?” She fingered the edge of the first page as she continued to read, as he so kindly reminded her.

MERCY. I saw the system try to pre‑empt me to autofill. It wanted to turn it into METRICS. I forced the letters into place. MERCY as a subroutine under PROCESS_REGRET. CAP_INTENSITY. CAP_DURATION. NO PERMANENT DAMAGE FOR REGRET PROCESSING. The Admin writhed. “THIS IS INEFFICIENT,” it spat. “PAIN LEVELS BELOW THRESHOLD PRODUCE LITTLE CHANGE. TRAUMA IS REQUIRED TO SHIFT PATTERNS.”