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Chapter 998

Author: Benjamin_Jnr
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"We can't give them any opportunity to slip through the cracks and use some obscure loophole against us. Under such circumstances, I don't think the other terms matter much. We can just add in anything extra once Mr. Reid goes through the contract," said Erin.

The secretariat employees got to work. The sound of flurrying papers and clacking keyboards was all that was heard. Erin nodded in satisfaction and returned to her office.

On the other hand, Darius sat in the car with Iago beside him, chattering away about his plans for the company's future. Darius' eyes were shut, and he was poker-faced. At this moment, his phone pinged. He sighed, making Iago shut up. He pulled his phone out and raised an eyebrow in surprise when he read the message Erin had sent him.

It hadn't even been ten minutes since they'd spoken, but Erin had already prepared an agenda for him, which clearly listed the things they needed to do once they acquired the Evans Consortium. This included the reorganization o
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