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Chapter 43

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RAYMOND'S POV

The conference hall was laid out like a battlefield.

Rows of chairs stretched across the floor in orderly lines, each one occupied by reporters clutching notepads, recorders, and cameras.

The air was warm from the sheer number of bodies packed inside, the faint hum of whispered conversations carrying just enough to keep the room tense.

At the far back, a row of tall tripods held cameras pointed directly at the podium, their blinking red lights like unblinking eyes. Behind them, more journalists stood, leaning over each other’s shoulders to get a better view.

The front two rows were different. Those seats had been reserved—not for the press, but for the people who mattered most to me in this fight. Loyal employees, both current and retired, filled them. Men and women I had worked alongside for years sat with their shoulders squared and their eyes fixed forward.

Maria from floor management. Clyde took his seat just off-center, his hands now resting on his knees. Even old
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