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Chapter 21 — Questions Without Answers

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“I still need to review the operational logs once more,” she said, her finger tracing approvals, signatures, and conditional clauses she had embedded so carefully.

Every detail pointed to one thing: her control was unshakable.

Yet she didn’t relax. Control had to be maintained, nurtured. Assumed power could be lost in a single careless moment.

Across town, Chris sat in a dimly lit office at Orion Global. Screens glowed with spreadsheets, access logs, and system histories. He had requested copie
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