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Chapter 40: A Calculated Fall

Author: Bella Grace
last update publish date: 2026-04-10 16:52:30

The Ecofel conference room carried an air of deliberate sophistication, but beneath its polished surface lay something far less composed.

The long glass table stretched across the center of the room, gleaming under the overhead lights, reflecting not just the figures seated around it but the tension that lingered quietly in the air.

Curtis sat at the head of the table, his posture straight and authoritative, though the firmness in his expression felt more forced than natural.

Beside him, Lau
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