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Chapter 11

Author: Mimi writes
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After a while of working, I couldn’t find anything.

I sat motionless in my office chair, staring at the screen of my encrypted laptop as if it held the answers I needed. But there were no clear answers. Just more questions. And the sickening knowledge that someone else—someone from our side—was pulling the strings from behind the scenes.

I rubbed my temples, forcing myself to stay focused. Nathan said Clive wasn’t working alone. He had someone else. Someone with deep clearance. Someone who knew just enough to bring us down.

“Ughhh…” I grumbled, pulling myself up to move to the sofa. I sat down, watching the world outside. It seemed peaceful, but not enough to get my mind off what I just found out.

I started to point fingers in my head. The people I worked with every day. The ones who smiled in the hallway, shared lunch breaks, sent me polite emails? My mind raced, going through every encounter, every look that felt off, every shadow of doubt I had pushed aside.

No. It had to be someon
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