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Chapter 78 – Rebuilding the Center
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2025-09-01 00:37:14The tower felt different without Claudia’s shadow pressing in the corners. Evelyn noticed it the moment she stepped onto the executive floor. Conversations that had once dropped to whispers when she entered now continued at their normal pace. The air no longer carried that brittle watchfulness. For the first time in weeks, she sensed people believing the work could move forward.
She intended to use that belief.
By midmorning, she had called a department-wide session in the marketing war room. Screens glowed across every wall, and chairs filled until latecomers leaned against the glass. Hana stood at Evelyn’s side, tablet balanced like a shield.
Evelyn began simply. “The last few weeks have been loud. I will not deny that. But our job is not gossip or speculation. It is the work in front of us. And the wor
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The tower felt different without Claudia’s shadow pressing in the corners. Evelyn noticed it the moment she stepped onto the executive floor. Conversations that had once dropped to whispers when she entered now continued at their normal pace. The air no longer carried that brittle watchfulness. For the first time in weeks, she sensed people believing the work could move forward.She intended to use that belief.By midmorning, she had called a department-wide session in the marketing war room. Screens glowed across every wall, and chairs filled until latecomers leaned against the glass. Hana stood at Evelyn’s side, tablet balanced like a shield.Evelyn began simply. “The last few weeks have been loud. I will not deny that. But our job is not gossip or speculation. It is the work in front of us. And the wor
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