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Chapter 243: My First Decision Made Someone Angry

Author: Aveline Kryss
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-09-22 02:56:03

I asked Priya to come to my office before the wider team meeting, wanting her to hear it from me directly rather than off a shared announcement, and watched her face shift from curious to guarded the moment she saw my expression.

"You've decided," she said.

"I have." I gestured toward the chair across from my desk, and she sat, spine straight, hands folded in her lap in a way that told me she'd already braced herself for something before I'd said another word. "It's Grace."

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