308. It centralizes profit, not trust

Jemma nodded, clearly emotional, wanting to throw herself into his arms, and simultaneously, hit him for not contacting her.

"You're back."

"Hmm, last night. You were asleep."

"You should have woken me up."

"It's okay. I know you were managing everything on your own, which must have been tiring for you."

"It's my job."

"Lianne Pal wants to speak with you tonight about the cosmetic distribution thing."

"Is she in Vento City yet?"

"Yeah, we rolled into town last night."

"Together..?"

"I dropped her off at her hotel, then headed back to our place. That's why I was kind of late last night."

Jemma chewed her lip and clutched the files even tighter.

Why did it give her a weird vibe?

"Alright, I'll be ready for the meeting."

Noah gave her a pat on the shoulder and left.

Jemma felt stressed, not because of the meeting, but because of Noah's vibe about Lianne Pal.

Jemma understood that Noah personally handled the collaboration thing, making this business quite important to him. She was determi