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CHAPTER 20 The Final Decision

Author: ALVIN BROWN
last update publish date: 2026-11-04 11:24:22

Avah had learned that waiting could be more exhausting than working.

At least when she was working, she could make decisions. She could move furniture, revise drawings, reject materials, and turn an empty room into something meaningful.

But waiting for the Meridian House panel to make its final recommendation?

That was a different kind of torture.

“You've checked your email four times,” Clove observed.

“Three.”

“Four. I counted.”

Avah glanced at her laptop.

“I was checking for the Ellery suppli
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