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204 - The Leak.

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Ariana POV

The following Monday started badly. Not because of traffic. Not because of work. Not even because I accidentally spilled coffee on my favorite blouse twenty minutes before leaving home. The day started badly because the moment I walked into the office, people stopped talking. At first, I thought I was imagining it.

Workplaces naturally contained gossip. Conversations stopped all the time when someone entered a room. Normally, I wouldn't have paid attention. This felt different. The s
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