Chapter 148

Even though Alex didn't say it outright, my instinct told me this was the reason. When I saw Lucas, I was genuinely surprised. "Luke? What are you doing here?" "I'm the project lead for this collaboration. Of course, I had to come," Lucas said while placing the contract on the table. "Serena, are you the one in charge on your side?" I hadn't fully processed it yet. At first, I nodded, then I quickly shook my head. "I'm just the assistant. The actual project lead has to oversee the R&D department, so I'll be handling things temporarily. But Luke, how did you end up as the project lead?" Even though Lester hadn't followed through on his promise to make Lucas the company's president, he had at least given him the vice president position. There was no reason for him to still be running business deals personally. Lucas spread his hands slightly. "I didn't have much of a choice." I understood immediately. His situation hadn't improved much, and he still had little control over his own