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Chapter 79 – The Countercurrent
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2025-09-01 00:37:57The delay came without warning. Evelyn was in the middle of reviewing campaign boards when Noah entered with a folded sheet in his hand. His expression alone told her that the words inside were not routine. He placed the paper on her desk and stood back, arms crossed, waiting for her to read.
It was a formal notice from one of their most reliable European funds. The language was courteous, the sentences brief, but th
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