To my misfortune, everything I had uncovered during this time had only justified my paranoia—and then some.-After an extensive tour of the premises for the press, several more speeches about the project's ambitions, and my feet absolutely killing me in these heels, we were finally on our way to the closing dinner of the day's events.We were in Andrew's car, with him driving, Mr. Dominic in the passenger seat, and Serge and me in the back. We were the only ones from Fairmount Corporation invited to the dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Oh, and of course, Lucius was supposed to make his exclusive appearance at some point during the evening. He always had to be special."That was an unprecedented success. You did a wonderful job, my daughter," Serge praised."Not that it couldn't have been even better if you'd stuck to the original contract, Marianne," Andrew added in, ever the charmer.If I kept count of every time Andrew brought up the SMB deal, I'd lose my mind."If I
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