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Chapter 403
Chapter 403:
She spun her chair around to face the crowd.
“We got it,” June breathed, her voice shaking with pure adrenaline. “We bypassed the data wall. The synthesis pathway for the second-generation drug is completely viable p>
The lab exploded.
People screamed. Technicians hugged each other, jumping up and down. A few of the older researchers actually started crying.
Brogan looked down at June. Completely surrounded by the chaos, his eyes were locked entirely on her. The raw, burning affection in his gaze was impossible to hide.
The impromptu celebration lasted until two in the morning.
When the final exhausted technician finally went home, the massive research floor was completely empty.
о𝘳gа𝗻i𝗓𝘦 𝗒𝗼𝗎𝗿 𝘭𝗶br𝗮𝗋𝘆 𝗼𝗻 ѕ.𝘤𝘰m
June walked back into her private office to grab her coat. Brogan followed her inside and quietly closed the door.
The sudden silence felt heavy and intimate.
Brogan walked to her desk. He reached into the inside pocket of his suit jacket and pulled out a thick legal document bound in a blue folder.
He slid it across the smooth wood toward her.
June frowned, picking it up. She opened the cover and scanned the first paragraph. The breath left her lungs completely.
It was an equity transfer agreement. Brogan was legally transferring fifteen percent of his personal, sweat-equity shares in Apex Bio directly into her name.
“Brogan,” June gasped, her eyes flying up to meet his. “I cannot accept this. This is — this is billions of dollars once we go public p>
Brogan stood on the other side of the desk, his face completely serious.
“It is not a gift, June,” Brogan said, his voice deep and steady. “It is what you have earned. You are not my employee. You are a partner in this firm p>
He took a slow step around the desk, moving closer to her.
“And,” Brogan added, his voice dropping to a softer, gentler register, “I want it to be your armor. With this equity, you will never have to fear Cole Compton’s financial threats again. You own the castle now p>
The weight of his protection hit her squarely in the chest.
He wasn’t trying to buy her. He was giving her the ultimate weapon to protect her own freedom.
June swallowed the tight lump in her throat and slowly closed the folder.
“Thank you,” June whispered.
Brogan looked at her soft expression. The adrenaline from the lab victory and the quiet intimacy of the empty office pushed him forward.
He offered her a warm, hopeful smile.
“To celebrate,” Brogan said, his voice carrying a barely perceptible trace of nervous tension, “I would love to take you to dinner tomorrow night. Just the two of us. I know a quiet place p>
It was a clear, undeniable invitation.
June froze. The warmth in her chest suddenly twisted into a sharp knot of guilt.
She looked up at him. Her eyes were filled with genuine apology.
“I am so sorry, Brogan,” June said softly, hating the way his smile faltered. “But tomorrow night — I already have a prior engagement p>