_Author’s POV_
“Maybe you should talk to the board about this, Zarelle,” Calden softened his tone. “I’m sure they’ll see that working with AshFirm is more beneficial than working with Starkon.”
“No.” Zarelle was resolute. “I don’t want to cooperate with you on a project you stole from someone else. And the board will back me up on my decision. Alpha Ashmoor, please leave. Find another partner or abandon the project. I don’t care.”
Calden rose to his feet, knowing that his persistence would only push her away. “I do hope you’ll reconsider,” he said before leaving.
Outside the Feymere Corp building, Aldrin could tell from his boss’s dark expression that the negotiation hadn’t gone well.
“Let’s go,” Calden said coldly, and Aldrin quickly followed, trailing behind Calden as th
