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Chapter 20

Author: Ayinne Eiram
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“Kianna? Are you all right?”

Staring at the report, Drake was resting in my room. As much as I know how safe our how was, none of us really wanted to be far from each other. Not at the time like this.

“Yeah, how can I not be? Many more companies our on our side day by day”

“By the way, how did you manage that? I am also surprised”

A small smile escaped my lips.

“I am still Kianna, what I can do before… I can still do it, limited though”

Still confused, is there really a need for me to explain that?

As the daughter of the former owner of the company, I was once the sole heir. I may have been fooling a bit before since I was madly in love with someone, but that doesn’t mean I neglected my duties.

“It is hard to get back connections so I just created some”

Only a real business minded man will believe in my words. It was a gamble but compared to someone who knows less things about the company…

“It seems like the fate is on my side”

I sweetly smiled. “Ah, right, Serena, is it do
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