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Author: Mirage Sha
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Alex POV

I’m actually feeling happy since I left Aria’s house, I’m glad we were able to settle all our grudges and misunderstandings.

We even did baby shopping online, I’m so happy about everything.

I was even whistling like a young man, down my hallway until I received a call from my secretary.

I wondered why he was calling me.

So when my phone continued vibrating nonstop, I assumed it was routine noise. Time zone differences. A board member waking up anxious. A regional director overreacting to market chatter.

I did not assume it was war.

Few minutes later, i was in my home office, sleeves rolled, tie still loose around my neck, skimming a quarterly report when my chief of staff knocked once and entered without waiting.

That alone made me look up.

She never broke protocol.

“Sir,” she said, voice tight, tablet pressed to her chest. “We have a situation.”

I exhaled slowly. “Define situation.”

She hesitated. A fraction of a second too long.

“The board is requesting an emergency meeting
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