?


    Seeing Damon''s lips slowly approaching, N quickly pushed against his chest. "I can sleep... I can sleep..."


    "Then are you still going to Buddy?" Damon asked.


    N remained silent for a moment before she relented. "No..."


    "Okay, then let''s sleep," Damon replied, releasing her and settling back into his original position.


    As Damon moved away, the fresh scent of pine on him gradually faded.


    N clutched the nket, a sudden and unexpected sense of loss sweeping over her. She wasn''t actually hoping for something, was she?


    "Why aren''t you covering yourself? Do you want me to help you?" Damon''s deep voice broke through her thoughts.


    "No, thanks," N answered.


    She pulled the nket up to her corbone and closed her eyes, trying to drift off to sleep.


    Since Mason turned three, he had refused to sleep with her and insisted on sleeping in his own room.


    For the past two years, N had slept alone, so suddenly having someone else in her space felt strange.


    N thought she would have trouble falling asleep, but surprisingly, she drifted off shortly after.


    Damon turned to look when he heard her even breathing beside him. The room was pitch ck, and he could only vaguely make out her face. The person he had missed for over five years was finally asleep beside him, and he found it hard to put his emotions into words.


    It felt like suddenly finding a long-lost treasure, one that brought joy but also a sense of unreality.


    Damon quietly watched N for a long time, long enough that his eyes grew sore before he finally looked away and gently held her hand under the nket.


    Although it waste, the lights in the Wilkies'' study were still on.


    Jane and Gabriel sat on the sofa, both wearing serious expressions.


    "Gabriel, Mr. Tonra said he could give us a chance, but the Wilkie Group has to invest half a billion dors to participate in the Golden Waters Resort project," Jane said.


    That amount was a little too much for the Wilkie Group.


    Jane knew that the liquid funds they had avable were only about 650,000,000 dors. If they invested half a billion dors in the resort, they wouldn''t see a return until it waspleted and opened.


    If it were 250,000,000 dors, she might be able to negotiate with Pedro, but half a billion dors... he would definitely not agree.


    After all, if something went wrong with the Wilkie Group, they couldn''t quickly withdraw funds from the project, putting them at risk of bankruptcy.


    Gabriel remained silent for a moment before speaking softly. "Jane, I can''t make this decision for you, but if I were you, I wouldn''t easily give up this opportunity after all the effort I''ve put in."


    Hearing this, Jane frowned, recalling


    how she had humbled herself to


    et


    Shane Tonra at the golf course earlier that day. He had only given her a chance to negotiate because he knew she was with the Wilkie Group. She couldn''t help but grit her teeth.


    When she spoke to Shane, several other people from differentpanies had been around. Thepanies were allpeting at a simr level to the Wilkie Group, making it a toughpetition.


    In the end, Shane had said that if the


    Wilkie Group was genuinely interested, Pedro shoulde with the money to talk to him. Someone with no authority to make decisions, like her, shouldn''t be sent to waste his time.


    Gabriel continued when Jane seemed persuaded. "Anyway, it''s impossible to bid with Prospectus Technology now. So, you''ll have to tell Grandpa about it sooner orter. Why not tell him now, and then mention the Golden Waters Resort project? Let him decide whether to invest the money."