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.

off, a heavy fog seemed to weigh

something felt very off. Leaning on the railing, she let the ocean breeze hit

fumbled for her phone only to realize the signal was jammed–she couldn’t make a call to save

thoughts. ‘Could it be the drink that Johnson handed me?‘

fist tightly, and was just about to turn

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door opposite her flung open.

Genevieve’s arm and pulled hard

and her mind was groggy; she

dragged her inside, threw her

moment of clarity to Genevieve, and with a pale face, she tried to get up. looking at

was no so–called secretary in the room. ‘Could this all have been a trap

pretense of his normally cordial demeanor, taking on a chilling air. He took off his watch with a smirk

item from

“If I go missing, people will start

Lawrence, just bad luck on your part. Someone offered a pretty penny for

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

She dug her nails into her palm to stay alert. “I can give you any amount of money you want, just name it. I’m the

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 at the whip in his hand, faking a smile that did nothing to hide the cruelty

raised the whip,

open in the night sky, illuminating

an extravaganza of multicolored lilies, precious and

the very moment they were about to fade away, they suddenly burst again to reveal a message:

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