Ava gritted her teeth. "That is not reassuring."
Lucas chuckled, tilting the tablet toward her. "That's because you're looking at this like a problem, Beauty. I see an investment."
Ava folded her arms. "Explain."
Lucas tapped the screen, letting his system overlay its data.
[MONOPOLY APPRAISAL SYSTEM – ACTIVE]
[ANALYZING LINKED SYSTEM POTENTIAL]
[INVESTMENT RISK: LOW]
[RETURN PROJECTION: HIGH]
[RESOURCE MERGER – PROJECTED GAIN: +32% OVERALL EFFICIENCY]
Ava narrowed her eyes. "Your system thinks this is a good idea?"
Lucas grinned. "My system sees value, Zhang. It sees connections as assets, not risks."
Ava exhaled sharply. "And me?"
Lucas sighed dramatically. "Beauty, you are a walking, talking high-value investment."
Ava scanned the data, watching as his system calculated projected gains and optimized outputs.
It wasn't just guessing.
It had already factored her in.
Ava muttered, "It could work…"
Lucas smirked. "Knew you'd come around."
