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Chapter 8 - WHISPER'S IN THE HALLWAY

last update publish date: 2026-02-25 23:20:45

Monday morning hit Andrea like a freight train. She'd spent the entire weekend trying and failing not to think about the elevator incident and now she had to face him at work.

Andrea arrived at 8:55 AM, clutching her coffee like a lifeline. She'd finished the Hillcrest analysis on Sunday night, printed it out, and left it on Henry's desk before anyone else arrived this morning. She wasn't giving him any excuse to fire her, she needs this job.

She made her way to her desk, keeping her head down.
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