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Chapter 88

作者: Juliet writes
last update 公開日: 2026-03-20 15:30:53

Aria's POV

The air in the boardroom felt like static. My hands were steady, but my pulse was loud in my ears. I had insisted on being here — not because I liked drama, but because my name and the work were on the line. I’d told Adrian I’d come: “As lead researcher, I have a right to see who’s going to run the company tied to this vaccine.” He’d given me that look — the one that meant don’t make this harder than it has to be — but he didn’t stop me. Good. I needed to be a witness.

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