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Professionalism, Parties, and Plot Twists

Author: N Chandra
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-05 21:28:43

Isabella -

I fixed Logan with my best death glare.

“If you want me to work for you,” I hissed under my breath, “then you’re going to have to be professional, Logan. No more of this... whatever this is.”

Logan arched a brow, the picture of unbothered amusement. “Professionalism. Got it.”

But the smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth told me he’d gotten exactly nothing.

The party was already in full swing, a mix of elegant chatter, clinking glasses, and the soft strains of classical music floating through the air. I expected it to be tedious, the kind of corporate event where you smile until your face hurts and make small talk until you want to scream.

I was wrong.

Logan, of course, immediately became the center of attention. And not just because of his unfairly handsome tuxedo-clad presence.

He began explaining the collaboration with the Japanese company to a captivated group of executives. His tone was confident but not overbearing, and the way he described the new gaming project w
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