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Chapter 12
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2026-03-18 08:00:23Maya's POV
Alex closed the trust folder.Set it back on the table between us.Picked up his coffee, which had to be cold by now, and drank from it anyway with the composure of a man who had decided he wasn't going to let a room surprise him twice in the same morning."Alright," he said. "Talk me through what you want"I pulled the legal pad toward me."Equal stake in the new venture. Fifty-fifty. No preferential voting rights on either side without mutual sig
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