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Chapter thirty five.

Penulis: ORJI
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-01-20 21:39:06
Layla's POV.

I was already running late, mentally juggling the morning’s checklist... the investor pitch, the presentation slides, the endless emails, when Clara, my new assistant, walked in balancing a tray of coffee cups in her hands.

“Your latte, ma’am,” she said, setting it carefully beside my open laptop.

“Thank you, Clara,” I said distractedly, my eyes still glued to the screen. “Could you print out the new financial summaries? I need...

I trailed off as my phone buzzed. I reached for
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