Chapter 148

Oliver's voice came through kind of lazy, like he was half-awake or just couldn't be bothered. Elaine didn't have time to beat around the bush, so she got straight to the point. "Marcus's gonna talk to you tonight." "What for?" Oliver asked, still sounding like he was in no rush to care. "No idea," Elaine said, a little helpless. "He just said he wanted to have a 'man to man' talk." Yeah, that never meant anything good. Oliver was sharp enough to figure that out fast—these kinds of things didn't just happen unless something was off. "Something go down this morning?" he asked, already putting the pieces together in his head. Elaine immediately thought of Jones. "Jones showed up. Probably to talk business. But..." "But what?" Oliver asked, raising a brow. "Marcus didn't look too thrilled." Elaine frowned as she spoke. On paper, sealing a deal between Tapnova and Orion Axis Group should've been a huge win—especially since Marcus had been working hard for it. But now? The guy had zero reac