Grace was too drained to eat after seeing Jodie again.

After a quick shower, she collapsed into bed.

The next day at work, following a morning meeting with the executives, her gaze fell on a recently released government project.

It promised just enough gain—about 100 million dollars—to be interesting but not competitive.

She tapped on the file, turning over to Zachary. "Who's in charge of the bidding for this project?"

"Some newcomer who got promoted not long ago," Zachary replied. "He's

showing up at a big charity gala tonight. The Sidlers are backing him, if I'm not mistaken."

Politics ran deep in the Sidler family, which explained their disciplined way of life.

Oscar Sidler, the patriarch of the Sidlers, and Jordan had both once held immense power. Their retirement marked a slow handoff to the next generation.

Julian, now at the helm, was running operations closely integrated with

government contracts. Everything followed protocol.

Ethan, in contrast, steered clear of politics. His strategy was acquisitions and expansion-business over influence.

The man behind the new project had ties to the Sidlers, but not enough to matter much. He was probably just a distant cousin or friendly connection.

lowered her gaze and leaned back in her seat. If they could land this project, things would start looking up for the

attended any public events since

Zachary, she asked, "Do we have an invite to the charity

Zachary's expression turned uncomfortable.

their distance. We're stuck handling small contracts. And

her phone and

me into the gala

the Jensens, I've only been working on small-time projects. I'm nowhere near the orbit of those families who attend events like that. If you're serious about attending, you'll need to go to the Sidlers, Ethan... or

even going to consider Damien-things were too tense between

way he had gone

always a bad sign. When he went silent, it meant

things

As for Simon...

surprise, Yasmine did have an invite,

7:00 pm, so

her seat,

"There's heavy snow outside."

smiled, tapping out a

ready for

was pinned up in clips

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