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Author: Aya Starr
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-24 06:12:23
Williams

I made my way to Tristan’s office, my emotions tangled into an indecipherable knot. On one hand, the rare warmth of my father’s praise still lingered from our earlier conversation—a kind of validation I hadn’t realized I craved. Hearing his genuine pride in my supposed achievement felt like a balm, soothing wounds I didn’t know existed. But on the other hand, unease clawed at the edges of my mind.

Tristan Richmond wasn’t the kind of man to hand out favors without strings attached. If he’d done something as monumental as securing the Terra Corporation deal and crediting me for it, there had to be an angle, a hidden trap that would serve his amusement or his agenda. And I couldn’t shake the feeling that walking into his office might be stepping right into it.

As I approached the front desk, Tristan’s secretary, Alexa, looked up from her sleek computer. Everything about her screamed precision, from her perfectly polished nails to the sharpness in her gaze.

"Good morning, Mr. Brac
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