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Sage

For a moment, I just stared at him, waiting for the punchline. When it didn’t come, my brain short-circuited. “You ownNovatech?”

“Yes.”

My mouth opened and closed several times before I managed to speak. “You—how—what—”

He chuckled, clearly enjoying my reaction. “Surprised?”

“That’s an understatement!” I exclaimed, still trying to wrap my head around it. “Why didn’t you say anything sooner?”

He leaned forward, resting his elbows on the desk. “Because I wanted to see how much this opportunity meant to you. And now I know.”

I slumped back in my chair, feeling like I’d just run a marathon. “This is insane.”

I fell silent.

What more could I possibly say?

I have always wanted to work in Novatech so much that I never imagined I would hear the words.

Hearing those words was like music to my ears, a melody I never wanted to end. I stared at River, my eyes wide with disbelief. Was this actually happening? Was I really about to work alongside the River Wilder, my lifelong idol?

“You mean I
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