"Good," Parker said. "I want that finalized."
Cassidy humd. "It will be." Then, a pause. "Oh, and speaking of power moves—Sophisticated Space has been on a fucking rampage. Ava and Alina have been working overti, but this is so next-level shit."
Parker arched a brow. "How big?"
Cassidy grinned. "$42 billion big."
Parker stilled. That was beyond just real estate expansion. That was territorial dominance. These weren't just buildings—they were keystones in global comrce. A portfolio that scread untouchable.
He exhaled. "Damn."
Cassidy chuckled. "Yeah. It's wild. They're in the process of accessing everything now. Alina just sent a text—more properties got thrown in last-minute. The whole thing's turning into a monster."
Parker nodded. "Tell them to proceed with everything."
Cassidy tapped sothing on her desk. "Already did."
Parker ran a hand over his jaw. This was moving fast. Not that he minded—he liked speed. Liked seeing results. Liked seeing power consolidate.
Then Cassidy's voice took on a teasing edge. "Last thing—Sophisticated Space's CEO wants a eting with you."
That made him pause. He rolled his neck, thinking.
"Does she know who the real boss is?"
Cassidy didn't even hesitate. "Duh. You were personally involved in the first acquisitions. No way she doesn't know."
Parker sighed. He didn't love etings. Didn't love corporate ass-kissing. But this woman? She'd built one of the most exclusive real estate firms in the world. If nothing else, she was capable.
Cassidy, sensing his hesitation, snickered. "So? You eting her or nah?"
Parker exhaled. "I'll think about it."
Cassidy's laughter ca through the line. "Translation: you'll ignore it for a week and decide later."
Parker smirked. "Exactly."
Cassidy cackled. "Who are you fooling? A week? That woman's gonna be out here waiting for a reply that's never coming. If you stall long enough, she might just give up and go back to Korea. That's if you're the sole reason she ca to USA in the first place and returning to Korea without eting you. Hopefully she ca here for more different reasons than one."
Hpnestly? Wasn't a bad outco.
The truth? Parker wasn't gonna et her.
He didn't want to. He could already tell—now that he had fully awakened—that this woman wasn't normal. And the fact that she'd flown all the way from South Korea just to et him? Yeah. That was a red flag. It could be that he was overthinking but Parker was one to trust his instincts and right now his senses were tingling. Seoryeon...
She was onto sothing. And Parker? He wasn't about to throw himself into another jacuzzi of problems.
Not yet.
Not when he still had Olympian Champions to deal with and Plunder.
Not when he still had Origin Families moving in the shadows.
Not when he still had that vampire bastard who attacked him.
Not when he still had that woman—power-walking straight toward him—like a goddamn final boss.
And sure as hell, not before he had his full powers.
Because if this Korean CEO lady wasn't a regular human? If she was tied to sothing bigger, sothing nastier? Then walking into that eting unprepared would be the dumbest move of his life.
Yeah, he could hack into her records. Dig up sothing hidden in shadows. But how much would that really tell him?
Better safe than sorry.
Parker exhaled, rolling his shoulders like the weight of another "potential headache" was already creeping up on him.
Clichés! He could sll that from a far. And trouble? Thirty kilotres away!
"By the way," he said, switching gears. "Don't give Seoryeon's people any expectations. That eting? Might not happen."
Cassidy humd, and he could practically hear her smirk through the phone. "Figured. You dodging or just not interested?"
"A little bit of both," he admitted. "They don't need to be on standby, waiting on sothing that's not gonna happen."
"Got it. I'll let them down gently—tell 'em the big scary boss-man is too busy taking over the world."
He snorted. "Sounds about right. Speaking of which, start the preparations for the Infinity Holdings headquarters in Delaware. That building—" He paused, picturing it in his head. "It's not just an office. It's gonna be the palace for my business empire. So I don't want 'good,' I don't want 'great.' I want sothing that makes people's necks snap when they see it. Sothing so insane, even billionaires will rethink their life choices."
Cassidy let out a low whistle. "Damn. You're really going for the 'Bow before , peasants' vibe, huh?"
"Damn right," Parker said. "With your connections and Ava, Claire, and Alina's death grip on real estate, I expect nothing but perfection."
"You got it, boss."
"Also, schedule a eting with Callista Nova. I'll deal with that personally." Cassidy made a note of it, and with that, the call ended.
Parker leaned back, stretching out his legs. His thoughts drifted to Levi.
"How far did you get?" he asked aloud and Cassidy could tell he wasn't talking to her.
Levi's voice, smooth as ever, replied instantly. [I finished the entertainnt knowledge days ago. It's already crafted into a wave—you can transfer it to your mind or soone else's whenever you want!]
He nodded. His system wasn't simple.
Now that he actually thought about it, the damn thing was a masterpiece. The base structure? Built with Sixth-life technology. The tweaks? All his own. And the last finishing touch? A goddess.
Which goddess exactly? He didn't know yet. But he had a damn good guess.
His system was OP as hell. It had been built across three entire lifetis. Even after Eighth Parker died, it kept developing—for one reason.
NINTH PARKER. The last one.
So yeah, transferring top-tier knowledge wasn't even a challenge.
And that's why he was eting Callista—he needed to assess her himself. See if she was good enough. Trustworthy enough. Because he wasn't about to waste ti doing things himself when Callista was right there.
"Levi, make sure the AI assisting Callista is tailored to her. Personality, preferences, everything."
[Already did.]Levi's tone was smug. [The mont I saw the contract and paperwork after Cassidy bought the agency.]
Parker smirked. Instantaneous. Spontaneous. That was Levi for you.
[Now say it,]she teased.
He shrugged. "You already read my thoughts. That's enough."
[Ugh. Emotionally constipated, Master]
Parker just chuckled.
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