note. She wore a sharp, professional suit, a symbol

r Capital building slid open. The lobby buzzed with the energy of the

cted her to a waiting

d. It wasn't Camilo. A man in a fla

y. I'm Americo Hopper

politely, her ex

peak again, Camilo walked in b

our playground," Camil

ilo. I was just curious what kind of talent was so

Camilo to Serena. "Good eye. Where

na's side, subtly bl

he is a partner with tremendous potential. And, Americo," he p

knew Camilo. That phrase meant absolute p

s gaze on Serena now filled wi

ile and a gold-embossed invitatio

ur onboarding ass

. It contained data on

ue of these companies within one week. I ne

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cked up the

harity gala in

breath caught. At the very top of the list wa

ction. "Is there a pro

n back on the table, her fa

his gala as a representative of Meyer Capital. Identi

h hers. "...do not allow anyone

gala would be her first public s

And it was he

," she said,

He had never seen Camilo treat anyone this way. It w

the invitation. "If there's n

lo n

ck straight, a warrior marc

to Camilo. "Are you serious?" he whispered.

in the direction Serena had gone, h