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m, holding a stamped legal f

accepted our expedited filing. The

rd. "You're amazing, babe. Once the Franco syn

"I'm heading down to the design department right now to force Ann

ng her a flute. "I'll review the syndic

room was dead quiet except for the steady hum of air c

essed in a simple white silk s

polished concrete floor, flanked by two corporate paralegals. She carried a thi

coffee cup rattled. "This is the final IP assignment for the East Side development. Elt

opped their work, glancing ne

monitor. Her fingers kept moving ac

n assistant with no family trust and no legal backing. Elton kept you on payroll out of

hat r

e turned her chair around, her amb

stamped with the raised steel seal of the United States Patent

red mark across Jaylynn's cheek b

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crambled to pick up the top page. Her eyes l

t: Bonbon (AURA Glob

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shrieked, her voice cracking. "How c

his tie loose, sweat glistening on his forehead. "Annabel!

er cup of cold Americano and spla

rk coffee dripped from his eye

amework of this project belongs to Bonbon. I am her sole authorized agent. If you use a single line of those blueprints witho

n department was

scanning the USPTO seal. His knees buckled, and he had

e beginning?" he stammered, s

fail its bridge loan milestones. They wo

yours," Annabel said, picking up her leather ba

ged forward with her nails bar