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If Ayla hadn\u2019t done it, Troy would\u2019ve denied everything for sure.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Renee gasped. \u201cDamn! \u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla, I respect you so much right now!\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was Troy!\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Renee had met Troy a few times. He and Draven were the same type-strong aura, cold, hard to approach. They were like those young but legendary college professors no one dared to offend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If a student slapped a professor like that, everyone would freak out. Just imagining it was scary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Ayla actually slapped him. It was unreal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bria was shocked, too. Troy spoiled her, but he was still her older brother, and he was the head of the Winston Group. There was no way she would dare slap him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And Ayla was only three years older than Bria. She was young too, always acting timid around Troy. But now she dared to hit him?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRenee, what am I supposed to do now?\u201d Bria panicked. \u201cAyla\u2019s not even scared of Troy anymore. Why would she be scared of me? And now Draven is backing her up!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Renee sighed. \u201cWell \u2026 yeah. Either Ayla has lost her mind, or she really doesn\u2019t care about anything anymore.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
People like that were the hardest to deal with. No weaknesses. Nothing to use against them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bria gulped down a big drink. \u201cI can\u2019t let this go!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Renee wanted to tell her to drop it, but Bria had been slapped twice and had wine thrown at her. With her personality, she would never let Ayla off the hook,\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Renee also knew\u2026 she probably wasn\u2019t a match for Ayla.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her gut told her so.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Troy\u2019s side, Max arrived just as Troy finished a call with Bria.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Troy kept replaying her last sentence in his head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla was with Draven.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What are they doing at a bar? Drinking together?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Do they hang out in private like normal friends?\u00a0<\/p>\n
How did Ayla and Draven even become close?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why would Draven tolerate Ayla\u2019s cold and boring personality?\u00a0<\/p>\n
And how did Ayla dare to go against me?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy\u2019s mind was a mess. His face looked terrible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Max had known him for years, and when he saw Troy actually angry, he asked, \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNone of your business.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max didn\u2019t get mad. He narrowed his eyes. \u201cIs it because of Ayla?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment he said it, Troy\u2019s expression turned icy. This wasn\u2019t one of his usual jokes. His eyes were sharp, and his voice was cold and strict. \u201cGet out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max raised his brows. He knew he had guessed right, so he didn\u2019t push it. \u201cAlright. I\u2019ll stop bothering you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now he was sure-Ayla and Troy had cut ties.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Good news for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Max reached the door, he paused and looked back. \u201cBrooding alone is bad for you. I\u2019ll send Skyla to keep you company.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t wait for Troy\u2019s reaction and walked out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Max got into his car. The driver waited for directions, but Max said nothing for a long time. His eyes narrowed again. Then he grabbed his phone and called his assistant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Half an hour later, Emmett dragged Kaleb to meet an investor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Emmett already knew the big investor was Max. But Kaleb didn\u2019t like Max, so Emmett hid the\u00a0<\/p>\n
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truth and tricked him into coming.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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If Max was ready to invest hundreds of billions of dollars, Emmett refused to believe Kaleb would reject him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So Emmett decided to act first, explain later.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaleb only knew they were going to meet some rich investor. But while they were on the way, he got a call from Ayla. She said she wanted to treat him to dinner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He laughed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He felt annoyed and unimpressed by Ayla\u2019s \u201cattempt to please him,\u201d but he still gave her the address of the investor meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla worked as a secretary at Storm Group, a huge corporation. She often went with her boss to talk deals, so she knew business dinners better than he did.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaleb decided to bring Ayla along. She could talk to the investor for him. After that, he\u2019d let her buy him dinner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Emmett chuckled. \u201cNice. You and Ayla are getting closer.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaleb snorted. \u201cPlease. I\u2019m just using her as free labor.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Emmett rolled his eyes. \u201cStop acting tough.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaleb laughed. \u201cShe called me first, okay? I didn\u2019t go looking for her. And since I happen to be going to a business dinner, we might as well go together. Makes sense.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Emmett didn\u2019t argue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back then, Kaleb never discussed company problems with Ayla. Now he was inviting her to business meetings. That was definitely him trying to get closer to Ayla.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And Emmett remembered something else. The day Kaleb went to fight Zane, Ayla held him back. Kaleb kept saying he\u2019d knock her out, but in the end, he didn\u2019t even touch her clothes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All talk, but no bites.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then Zane smashed a bottle toward Ayla\u2019s head, and Kaleb immediately pulled her aside and\u00a0<\/p>\n
used his arm to block the hit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
These days, whenever Emmett accidentally touched that injured arm, Kaleb would wince. It must\u2019ve been a bad injury. So yes-Kaleb had tough bones and a tough mouth, but he never\u00a0<\/p>\n
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said a word about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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