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As I stepped out of the office building, my phone vibrated again, displaying a meeting invitation from my father: "Tomorrow at 8 AM, Smith Family Conference Room, be there or be square."
I sighed and shoved my phone back into my bag, a nagging feeling in my mind that this morning meeting wouldn't be straightforward.
The next morning, in the conference room, my father's tall figure loomed over me, his gaze sharp as a knife's edge. "It seems you've discovered Drake's plan."
My heart skipped a beat, and my fingers instinctively twisted together. "So you're selling off stocks to thwart his acquisition?"
"No." My father's voice carried a coldness I had never heard before. "I want you to be our pawn, to get closer to him and gather more information."
I shot up from my seat, my nails digging deep into my palm. "What do you take me for? I'm not your tool!"
"You are the heir of the Smith Family!" My father slammed his hand on the table, his roar echoing in the conference room. "Are you just going to watch Drake devour our empire?"
Just as the tension reached its peak, the door to the conference room was gently pushed open.
Linda entered with graceful steps, a victorious smile on her face and a stack of documents in her hands. "Mr. Smith, I have brought the materials you requested."
I froze, my mind blank: it turned out that Linda had been my father's mole beside Drake all along.
"Excellent." My father took the documents and turned his gaze toward me. "Lucy, take a look at these; they detail Drake's business tactics over the years and how many family businesses he has destroyed."
I trembled as I took the documents; each page I turned felt like a heavy blow to my heart.
The cold data, contracts, and news reports painted a chilling image of a business predator.
"He’s approaching you just to use you to infiltrate the Smith Family," Linda's voice dripped with sarcasm, her red lips curling slightly upward. "Just like he does with all his other prey."
My fingers trembled even more. "No, that’s not true."
"Then explain this." My father opened his phone and played a recording.
Drake's deep voice came through the speaker: "The Smith Family is the last piece of the puzzle. Once I take down Lucy..."
The recording abruptly stopped, and I felt the world spinning around me.
"Do you understand now?" My father's voice seemed to come from a great distance. "You either stand with the family or watch him destroy us."
I clenched my fists, struggling to hold back tears. "Give me one day."
As I walked out of the conference room, I saw Drake standing in the lobby, sunlight highlighting his perfect profile.
He spotted me and immediately broke into that gentle smile I knew so well, walking towards me. "Lucy, about our new project..."
"Drake," I interrupted him, my voice calmer than I expected. "We need to talk."
His smile froze for a moment, as if he sensed something was wrong. "Alright, my office?"
"No." I stared into his eyes, trying to find a crack in those deep, profound depths. "Right here, right now."
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