Chapter 279: A Contingency from Six Months Ago

Uriel had no idea what was going through Lana Hayde's mind. But once he'd gotten everything off his chest, he felt lighter-months of worry eased their grip, and his tone toward Lana softened. "I appreciate it, but this isn't something you can help me with, Lana." He'd come hoping she would talk to Joaquin Wokey and maybe publicly voice support for Luminaris Tech, which would have eased the company's troubles. But that option was closed. No matter what Uriel thought, Lana had already decided to...