Chapter 37
Author: Whitley Skywater
last update Last Updated: 2024-04-28 18:28:41

Lucas frowned, unsure of what Henry meant.

He simply smiled and ignored him.

Meanwhile, Ethan and Loretta ended the day early as they both needed to clear their head and determine the next step to take.

Loretta still felt really betrayed because of all the effort she had put into the prototype but she was shocked when Ethan suggested they work on another prototype for the listening device.

“We have something Nolan doesn't have. We have you, so let's surprise them by making an even better listening device,” he told Loretta with an encouraging smile.

“But what if Nolan steals it again before we actually launch it,” she asked.

Since Ethan joined Lopez Conglomerate, he has been pushing for more products to expand their product line and go beyond what they initially did at Lopez Conglomerate.

“That's not going to happen again. Nolan will meet his downfall soon enough. Besides, his spies already left before we found them out, so we have nothing to worry about anymore.”

“Alright, so what are
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