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999 Steps to Nowhere
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I had no sense of direction. Even after five years on Avenmore Island, I still could not tell north from south. Isaac Norwood always set up my GPS ahead of time. He said he would guide me for the rest of my life. On our wedding day, the bridal car reached Summit Pass Road when he suddenly said the bouquet had been left in the trunk. The moment I stepped out, the car door clicked shut behind me and locked. I saw the driver glance at Isaac through the rearview mirror, like he had known all along. The next second, the motorcade disappeared into the fog. Isaac sent me a voice message. "Walk 999 steps forward and you'll hit a fork in the road. Sabrina says you can't even find the ceremony hall without me, but I don't believe her. Wren, don't let me lose." Sabrina Montrose was his ex‑girlfriend. I was wearing heels, and my ankles were rubbed raw and bleeding. By the time I had walked 2,000 steps and was completely lost, I finally reached Isaac's phone. Sabrina answered. "She can't tell north from south on a good day, and you sent her off alone? She's going to wander the hills for 3 hours. What are you going to do when she misses the ceremony?" Isaac sounded unbothered. "Then start the reception. You handle the photos and toasts for her. She'll find her way eventually." A photo appeared in the wedding group chat. Sabrina stood beside Isaac, holding the bouquet he had told me was left in the trunk. The 999 steps had never been meant for me. They had been paved for her. I pulled off my heels and threw them into the ravine.
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999 Steps to Nowhere Chapter 10
Two years passed.The weather on Avenmore Island was still rainy and damp.I had led the Covington Group's medical AI subsidiary through its listing on the stock exchange. The bell‑ringing ceremony was a spectacle.The venue glittered under bright lights, and a wall of cameras pointed at the stage. I wore a sharply tailored black suit, gripped the red handle of the mallet, and struck the brass bell.The deep ring echoed through the trading floor.I stood under the spotlight, looking out at the same faces that had laughed at me during Isaac's wedding.After the ceremony, several familiar figures came forward on their own. Two years ago, they had called me inconsiderate in the wedding group chat. Now they held out their business cards with both hands, opening with, "Ms. Covington, what a pleasure."Over the past two years, I still took a wrong turn now and then, but a fork in the road no longer sent me into a panic. I no longer relied on anyone to guide me. I drove through the str
999 Steps to Nowhere Chapter 9
Sabrina was formally sentenced to eight years for commercial fraud.Isaac lost all of his equity and assets. Buried under a mountain of debt he could never repay, he was swept out by the liquidation team with nothing.On an ordinary Friday afternoon, Isaac came to the Covington Group building.He knelt in the rain outside for three full hours, asking for nothing more than to see me one last time.I had Fletcher bring him up to the conference room on the top floor.When Isaac walked in, he was still dripping wet. He pulled a plastic bag from inside his jacket. Inside it was the old phone Sabrina had wiped and smashed. He had held the screen together with tape, piecing it back as best he could."Wren..." He dropped to his knees in front of me and raised the phone above his head."I found one of the best data recovery teams out there. They said if they had enough time, they might be able to salvage a few fragments of the audio..."Please, just let me stay at the Covington Group. I
999 Steps to Nowhere Chapter 8
The bankruptcy liquidation of Norwood Technologies entered its final stage.Lawyers had seized every property and account under Isaac's name. With nowhere else to turn, he had moved back into the run‑down attic apartment he had rented during his early startup days.On Wednesday afternoon, I brought the asset evaluation team to the site to verify the last of the collateral inventory.When I pushed open the attic door, the air smelled of mold. Isaac was sorting through what little he had left.When he saw me walk in, his dull eyes lit up for a moment before embarrassment replaced it.The appraisers took out their equipment and began cataloging. As a worker shifted an old bookcase, a cardboard box on top lost its balance and fell to the floor.Its contents spilled out. There was a phone with a shattered screen, a black notebook, and a few neatly folded receipts.Isaac walked over and bent down to pick up the receipts. When he read what was written on them, his entire body went stil
999 Steps to Nowhere Chapter 7
A month later, one of the industry's top medical summits was held in Allenford.I attended as the representative of the Covington Group, seated in the front row of the VIP section.Isaac was there too. He had sold the last property under his name just to scrape together enough for a seat on the fringes of the venue, hoping to find an investor willing to save his company from bankruptcy.I went on stage to deliver the keynote. The audience erupted in applause, and every eye in the room was on me. I commanded the room with ease. I was no longer the accessory who hid behind Isaac and could not tell one direction from another.When I stepped off the stage, a sharp pain twisted through my stomach. Back on Avenmore Island, I had spent too many nights keeping Isaac company at business dinners, drinking hard liquor until it left lasting damage.I sat down on the couch in the lounge area. Fletcher was beside me immediately with warm milk and a box of prescription‑grade stomach medication.
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