Out of the blue, Kevan, who was usually distant, struck up a casual conversation with Lucas. "Not heading back to Bartham for New Year's?"

Lucas seemed taken aback by Kevan's sudden "enthusiasm", and his smile turned stiff as his voice trembled a little. "No, I'm busy with work here. I don't have time to go back."

Kevan nodded in response and asked, "I heard you helped the two anchors from StreamWave Studios establish a connection and secure the endorsement deal with Yenti Clan?"

Lucas' face slightly reddened upon hearing that. "Yeah, well, it just so happened that Yenti Clan was looking for spokespersons, and I knew those two anchors, so I made a recommendation. I didn't expect it to work out."

There was a significant discrepancy between what Lucas said and what Kevan knew. In reality, Lucas had used several million dollars from Torqua's external device procurement funds and the future exclusive supply rights for external devices to secure the endorsement deal with Yenti Clan.

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