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Chapter 713

Author: Mia Sol
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Lucas' desire, which had just been ignited, was suddenly extinguished. What was the point of using threats and bribery?

Thaddeus watched as Lucas reluctantly let go of the robot with a pout. He would rather give up just like that. Was it really that hard to get Lucas to voluntarily call him "Daddy"? Then from that perspective, Layla was indeed a bit more obedient.

Thaddeus' office at Noxem was relatively large, and it used only smart products made by his own company.

Lucas and Layla found something fun and they played with a smart curtain for a long time, opening and closing it repeatedly.

During this time, Thaddeus had a meeting with a few key technical staff, and an important meeting was concluded in this setting.

After Thaddeus finished the meeting, Thomas' call came in. Somehow, Thomas had heard that Thaddeus brought the children to work. He was now excited and hurried to call Thaddeus to confirm the news.

"I heard you brought two children to work?"

Thaddeus paused. He hadn'
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