Sebastian’s POV
I barely registered the congratulatory handshakes from the foreign executives as they filed out of the conference room, their satisfied murmurs about the merger terms fading into background noise.
“I'm looking forward to working with you, Mr Blackwell” The company's representative was grinning from ear to ear for finally securing a contract with my company.
“Me too” I muttered dismissively.
I had just secured a deal worth three hundred million, the kind of victory that would have once demanded celebration, champagne, the works.
Now, I felt nothing but the familiar hollow satisfaction of another acquisition completed, another box checked.
My phone buzzed against the mahogany table drawing my attention away from the file I was skimming through.
Alina Hayes.
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