Chapter 124

"An activity?" Victoria nodded. "Gen's always been about creativity and thinking outside the box, so we turned the whole celebration into an escape room event. Officially starts in ten minutes. Whoever wins gets to work with Gen directly." As soon as she said that, the crowd's complaints vanished like smoke. Excitement lit up in their eyes. Gen was the biggest foreign enterprise in Oceanvein-loaded with cash. Getting a project with them? That meant serious money. Still, not everyone was into it. Ethan glanced at Victoria and asked bluntly, "Ms. Knight, any chance we can skip it?" "Of course, it's totally optional," Victoria replied before glancing down at Eira. "But Ms. Johnson-are you sure you don't want in?" Eira crossed her arms, gave a faint smile, and just stared back at her without a word. Right then, Patrick stepped out of the shadows, strolling slowly to Eira's side with a playful smirk tugging at his lips. "Ms. Johnson, this game's beneath you, isn't it?" Then he leaned in a b