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    “I’m not joking. You’re not getting any younger, and you still haven’t found a girlfriend to give me


    grandchildren,” Emily retorted, clearly


    frustrated.


    Connor looked slightly exasperated and nced at Cam. “Don’t mind my mom. She just loves to


    tease.”


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    Cam felt a sudden pain in her heart. She gave an awkwardugh. “I understand.”


    Emily shot her son a re, clearly unimpressed. She leaned closer to Connor and whispered, “I’m


    not joking. You are infuriating.”


    Connor frowned helplessly.


    Cam wasn’t sure what they were talking about exactly, but she guessed it involved her. She saw a


    hint of displeasure on Connor’s face, bowed her head, and quietly sipped her soup.


    When dinner ended, Emily stood up, smiling, “Cam, you muste and visit again soon.”


    Cam looked at Connor, and seeing that he had no objection, she nodded, “Sure, I’d love to.”


    “Take care,” the two said as they saw Emily off to her car.


    Suddenly, Connor’s rxed demeanor changed, bing stern. He looked intently at Cam, his


    tone leaving no room for doubt. “Back to the office.”


    Although surprised, Cam quickly adjusted her mood and responded, “Okay.”


    The two left the restaurant. The driver saw them and immediately opened the car door.


    Connor and Cam got into the car, and they smoothly drove away from the restaurant. In the car,


    Connor adjusted his cor and said, “Core Tech’s productunch is this Thursday.”


    Cam’s eyes widened. CoreTech and Future Inc. had always been rivals. Future Inc.’s own product


    launch was scheduled for Friday! Most crucially, earlier in the year, CoreTech had poached several


    engineers from the tech department at Future Inc. They leaked to the media that their new product


    was a robotic dog, clearly stealing Future Go’s concept.


    Even if their technology wasn’t as advanced,unching first could give them the upper hand and


    sway public opinion, making Future Inc. look like the imitators.


    Connor looked at Cam and asked softly, “What do you think?”


    Cam took a deep breath and answered seriously, “Could we possibly move ourunch up?”


    Connor replied, “The earliest we could reschedule is Wednesday, as the invitations have already


    been sent. It might be difficult for media personnel to attend on such short notice.”


    Cam suggested, “We could do a simultaneous live stream, both online and in–person.”


    Connor nodded in agreement.


    Back at the office, the ce was abuzz with light and activity. The staff had already heard about


    CoreTech’s forting productunch and were awaiting Connor’s instructions with grave


    expressions.


    “Executive meeting in 15 minutes,” Connor told Cam.


    “Yes,” she replied immediately, getting to work on the meeting notices and relevant documents.


    n followed Connor into his office. He closed the door and said with a grave look, “CoreTech


    intentionally released their productunch news today to catch us off guard.”


    Connor sat at his desk, tapping his fingers lightly on the surface, his gaze dark and thoughtful.


    After a moment, he looked up at n. “Go on.”


    n took a deep breath. “Jaiden officially pulled his investment from CoreTech and transferred his


    shares, but the new shareholder is just a front”


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    “I found out that the new shareholder knows Lauren. Do we need Mr. Ray to intervene?”


    Connor pondered for a moment and replied, “There’s no need for my grandfather to step in. I’ll


    handle it myself.”