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Chapter 316 In Writing

作者: Olivia GW
last update 公開日: 2026-07-05 23:33:28

(Natasha)

"We need the relocation date in writing by month-end," the transition lead says. "Legal wants it locked before we announce."

He's the third person from Doheny to call this week.

They rotate, like a collections agency with better suits.

I guess they’d stop if I actually gave them a straight answer.

"I understand."

"So can we say the fifteenth?"

My pen is hovering over the calendar. Right over the square. All I have to do is write a number in it.

"Let me review the exact wording first,"
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