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Chapter 021

Author: AUTHOR_DANNY
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

DAMIAN

It’s been two days since Amelia and I had sex for the first time. It had become a routine even though it was forbidden in our contract.

Both of us hadn’t said a thing about it. It seemed like she was just as uninterested in discussing it as I was. There was no need to bring it up as long as it didn’t cause any issues between us, and I hoped it wouldn’t.

But far bigger things had come into the picture. And I needed to tackle them.

I waved Amelia into a chair and took one myself.

"What's up?" she said as soon as we had settled down.

"It’s a business thing I want to inform you about. So, the mayor of this city is about to embark on a project. He wants to build a bullet train railway."

Amelia's eyes lit up with interest. "Oh. That is a huge project."

I nodded in agreement. "It is. I bid for the contract. If I get it, it will greatly boost my company and reputation." I paused. "But the thing is that Noah wants this contract, too." Amelia's face suddenly tightened as it always did
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