This time, Alaric was determined not to go back.

With nowhere to stay, he gave his good friend Ethan a call.

Ethan took him in.

Upon learning that he had run away from home with his bank account frozen, Ethan clapped him on the shoulder and said, "How about you come work at my company? I can pay you a salary every month. It won't make you rich, but hey, you won't starve."

He said it in jest.

"Alright, just set me up with a job, and I'll start tomorrow," Alaric immediately responded.

"You serious about working at my place?" Ethan was surprised. It was just a joke, but Alaric took it seriously.

Alaric was the scion of the Falconer Group, once a vice president. For someone who had lived in luxury his whole life, was he really ready to settle for a minor position?

you think I was joking?"

eyes, Ethan saw not the flirtatiousness one might expect but a calm, still lake. Ethan knew then that Alaric meant

we're launching a new jewelry line, and the team's all green. They could use a

issue with me parachuting in as manager?"

little project, who'd complain? They should be thankful I'm not accused of wasting talent," Ethan

smiled, saying

PLAY YOUR

A month later.

design within a month. The company was thrilled with Thalassa's designs, attracting bids from three competing firms. The design department manager asked

at the designated restaurant. The company representative hadn't arrived yet, so she

male voice said, "Thalassa,

of regular workouts, and a neatly trimmed mustache sat above his lips, his thick eyebrows adding to his

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