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Chapter 20

Author: Gyasiwaa
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-11 10:30:41

LISTOWEL’S POV

Without a flinch, she took the remote, turned to face the screen, and turned on the projector. Momentarily, the screen lit up, displaying the slides that bore her proposal.

“Good morning and welcome everyone. I'm Melissa Muggins, the just appointed attorney for Gordon Inc”, she introduced herself to the rest of the board members who were keenly listening to her.

Gesturing towards Yaw, who was standing a few metres away from her, she said, “I’m here today with my associate, Consul Yaw Agyei and together we are presenting, The Legal Landscape of Copyright Enhancement and Protection”.

She gracefully went through each slide, her sweet voice melodiously filling my ears as she

outlined her proposal. She seriously avoided contact with my eyes and always looked past me but that didn't stop me from looking at her.

I watched her closely, nodding from time to time as if I wasn't here just so I would feel her presence.

From the little I heard, I admitted in my head that she
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