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Chapter 35: The Pink Tsunami

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Los Angeles — Friday, 8:46 AM

The office was quieter than usual. The kind of quiet that came before either a fire drill… or a scandal.

Katherine walked in, latte in hand, and immediately noticed the stares.

Not the usual “Oh God, what did she wear today” stares. No. These were different.

Frozen. Confused. Disbelieving.

Even the intern with the tragic mustache didn’t offer his daily “Hey Miss Brown!” wave.

Instead, Monica was already pacing in front of her glass office like a stockbroker mid-crash, whisper-yelling into her phone.

Katherine glanced around. Her heart thudded.

Something was off.

Really off.

"Good morning, I guess?" she muttered, walking toward her desk — only to find a sleek, cream-colored envelope resting on top of her keyboard.

It wasn’t addressed. Just her name, printed in small, serif font on thick cardstock.

She opened it.

And read.

Then reread.

Then blinked and read again.

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