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He stared down at her and frowned. "Don't flatter yourself."

Now it was about her flattering herself? "You clearly…" She shut her mouth when she realized how insane it would be to argue with a fool. Never mind.

She grabbed the proposal out of his hand and gathered her documents then stood to leave.

"Don't you want to know what I think of the proposal?" He asked, to which her lips twitched.

"No. I am not collaborating with a jerk who has his head halfway up his ass."

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Zaria was almost late for work. Luckily, Lucy was a few minutes late. She went over to the COO's office after mentally giving Lucy some time to settle in.

"Mom," She called gently.

"It's good to see you again, Zaria." Lucy looked bright and happy as she looked over at her. "How was your weekend?"