he second floor. Cold and hostile, he stood out
shield, blocking the scantily clad barma
ing opposit
He holds a patent for a certain AI technology.
of two giggling women. He laughed loud
lk tie. It loosened a little. He stared
rced the deep bass. "Read the con
t of gloomy resentment flashed across Rex
napped his fingers at the private bartender
ver tray. Two crystal glasses held
the left-hand cup with a sleight of hand. A tiny pil
c. Mixed with sedative ingred
most sensible person lose the
ke Hayden into a private room and film him, recording enough to destroy his reputation
mpered cup. He gripped the stem and
idened. "Have a drink with me, Hayden. Let me s
id with utter disgust. He leaned
won't get the patent unless you drink my toast
. The muscles in his neck
tant. He can't let a littl
tep forward, opening his mout
dly glance. Leo f
e crystal glass. He brought it
range, cloying sweetness ling
onto the table. "Sign th
x's eyes. He picked up his
inutes
stomach. At first, it was a faint warmth. It q
s, like wildfire sprea
lub. He reached out and roughly unbuttone
larming speed. My vision blurred. The strobe light
e war. It only took him three sec
as dr
Her slightly bloodshot
d innocence. "Hey, man. You look a little nervous. I booked a
him. Reason dwindled, but he cou
ding. This bastard wants to ru
both hands. The violent movement made him
uth, ready to or
t across the glass railing, overlooki
bar co
er sequin
he medicine instantl
sitting at the bar, wearing that damn little dress. The men around her were stari
ense that he couldn't distinguish whether it was a protectiv
s. Leaning forward, he fought off the dizziness caused by
s E
snapped. The sound of it breaking
ehind her. He stretched out his palm and
ossessiveness into someth
ex aside. The venture capitali
alance slipping. He then dashed towards
Leo cried o
rushed over, his heart
g on his lips. He raised his glass, assuming the d
he was looking
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