I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 453

The velvet drapes were pulled back to reveal the four prototype bots. Sienna had the Easton engineering team walk the crowd through the live demo, flawlessly executing complex behavioral tasks and demonstrating seamless conversational fluidity.

The breathtaking aesthetic design and the uncanny, lifelike texture of the synthetic skin drew gasps of absolute wonder from the audience.

Sienna aggressively priced the units at two hundred thousand dollars each. Instantly, a feeding frenzy erupted as pre-orders for the four models began pouring in by the second.

Garrett and Professor Layne waited with bated breath for Zoe's corrupted payload to activate and turn the glamorous press conference into a spectacular trainwreck.

However, right up until the closing remarks, the four bots performed flawlessly, allowing Easton to effortlessly lock in the most lucrative mass-order contract of the financial quarter.

The waitlist for the next production wave was already backlogged into the following year.

They had sold a terrifying three hundred thousand units.

This meant Easton's manufacturing plants would be running red-hot for the foreseeable future, and Sienna, as the supposed mastermind, would be counting the endless zeros in her bank account for days.

Radiating sheer triumph, Sienna stood tall beside Hayden, soaking in the blinding flashes of the paparazzi, reveling in her infinite glory.

She spotted Garrett in the crowd but noted Zoe's distinct absence.

A vicious smirk tugged at Sienna's lips. Zoe clearly knew her place, too terrified of public humiliation to show her face, opting instead to send Garrett to skulk in the shadows and watch her victory.

Seeing Professor Layne standing there, Sienna found it hilariously ironic. She remembered how she had once practically begged to study under him, only for him to brutally reject her and shatter her pride.

Now, even if the old man got on his hands and knees, she wouldn't give him the time of day.

"Hayden, the CEO of Apex Tech is here. Did you want to go over and say hello?"

Sienna pointed him out. Hayden's chilling gaze swept over Garrett, lingering for a fraction of a second before dismissing him entirely.

"No need. A few contacts in the political sphere invited us for dinner, and they specifically requested I bring you along."

A jolt of pure adrenaline shot through Sienna, though she carefully masked it to avoid looking like a desperate social climber.

Her heart hammered wildly against her ribs. She had been fiercely jealous of the prestige Zoe gained when the Kendalls took her in, dreaming obsessively of the day she would finally be accepted by the political elite.

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