Chapter 127

Genevieve mulled it over for a second. Johnson knew how to drive a hard bargain.

Chances were his second condition was his real aim all along.

He asked for a lot of money, but TuringTech Innovations wasn’t worth that kind of money right

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But if Genevieve could keep all the patents and tech, it would save her a heck of a headache down the road. So, maybe there was room to negotiate after all.

Genevieve smiled and said, “We’ll need to hash out the specifics.”

That was her way of tentatively agreeing to his terms, with a clear message: she had conditions of her own that needed to be met.

Johnson smiled and raised his eyebrows, raising the glass in his hand. “Here’s to a fruitful partnership!”

They were surrounded by swarms of people. Genevieve didn’t overthink it and took a polite sip from her glass. The fruit wine packed more of a punch than she expected, but she swallowed it down anyway.

Johnson was beaming as he stood up, “Ms. Lawrence, my secretary is also here. Why don’t we take this to her room to go over the finer points?”

He seemed pleased to reach an agreement. Whipping out his phone right in front of her, he dialed up his secretary to get her room number, eager to get going.

Genevieve was stunned for a few seconds. She knew Johnson was gay, so she hadn’t really been on guard around him. She figured she might as well strike while the iron’s hot and hammer out the contract details, so she didn’t decline the offer.

She sent a quick text to Louis to keep him in the loop and followed Johnson upstairs, remembering that the secretary’s room was 602. What she didn’t realize was that her message was never sent,

Riding the elevator up, Genevieve exited onto a floor that was all rest and relaxation, the plush carpet making it a quiet zone.

a heavy fog seemed to weigh down on her head.

on the railing, she let the ocean breeze hit her face, trying to

inside her head. She fumbled for her phone only to realize the signal was

of her thoughts. ‘Could it be the drink that

clenched her fist tightly, and was just about

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when the door opposite her flung

and pulled

out a sharp scream. Her whole body felt weak and her mind was groggy; she had no strength to fight

threw her to the floor, and locked the

a pale face, she tried to

a trap set by Johnson?” Genevieve couldn’t understand. ‘Why would he do this?‘

his normally cordial demeanor, taking on a chilling air. He took off his watch with a smirk that was far from friendly, no

an item from a nearby

I go missing, people will start looking

part. Someone offered a pretty penny for a video of us together, and I took the deal. All that talk of

chips, looking as though he wanted. to devour her and claim the

stay alert. “I

Ston struggling, no one here can save you. Today’s Anthony’s engagement and everyone’s focus is elsewhere. Don’t be scared, I’m quite gentle with women…” He tugged

the whip,

firework burst open in the night sky,

patterns slowly transformed into an extravaganza of multicolored lilies, precious and

were about to fade away, they suddenly burst again to reveal a

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