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The Board Wants Her Back

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The emergency board meeting began precisely at nine o'clock.

No one arrived late.

No one chatted before taking their seats.

The atmosphere inside Conference Room One was unlike anything Adrian had experienced since founding Laurent Group.

There was no excitement.

No confidence.

Only quiet anticipation.

The directors had spent the entire night reading reports from the Global Technology Summit.

Every newspaper.

Every financial journal.

Every investor briefing.

And they had all reached the same co
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