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Chapter 12

Author: Senyorita
last update publish date: 2026-07-09 10:54:42

WINSTON POV

People often misunderstood what made a CEO effective. It wasn't intelligence alone. It was the ability to read a room before anyone else realized what was happening inside it.

That was why I disliked charity galas. Too many conversations. Too many smiles. Too many people pretending to care about causes they would forget the moment the cameras disappeared. And yeah, that's the fucking reality.

I stood near the center of the ballroom with a glass of water in hand, listening to a forei
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