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Twenty Eight

Penulis: Aurora
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-05-31 15:51:39

I woke up earlier than usual. Jakarta's sky was still gray, but I knew... what would happen today was not about the weather. It was about direction. It's not just the direction of the company. But the direction of my life.

Because today, the Smith family will decide if I'm worthy of continuing to stand in this chair... or if they'll try to take everything away from me.

I arrived at the voting site at around nine in the morning. The old building owned by the Smith family in Kebayoran is usually used for annual meetings. But today is no ordinary meeting. It's a kind of "family session".

Inside, Rachel and Vera are already preparing. Matthias accompanies me inside. His face is calm, but his hands clasp my fingers as tightly as possible—and I can tell he's nervous too.

I wore a dark suit. Not flashy, but bold. No family bros. No symbols that can be interpreted in different ways.

Just me, Sara, who came not with a name. But work.

***

The big room was full.

Uncle Theodore in the front seat.
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