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Chapter 318

Author: Fanny S
last update publish date: 2026-02-28 23:08:02
Alicia's POV

I was late.

Twelve minutes, according to my watch when I stepped off the elevator on sixty-four. The quarterly review had started at noon. It was twelve-twelve.

I walked quickly, heels striking tile in a rhythm that felt too loud for the hush of the hallway, the kind that means ever
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