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Simeon Regrets His Actions

Author: Faleti's Pen
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-28 06:05:07

CHAPTER 26: SIMEON REGRETS HIS ACTIONS

Eyes concentrated on the empty seat across from him, Simeon reclines in his leather chair. Elizabeth's place. Though it has been weeks, the hole she left behind runs across the workplace like a gaping wound. Though the solitude within is intolerable, the buzz of the city below penetrates through the windows. The board had decided upon something. No, he had agreed as well.

He let her leave and signed the paperwork. Convinced himself, that was the only path. Still, the assurance that once felt so unquestionable has turned into doubt. His fingers hover over his phone. He could hear her voice once more, one tap. One word, and maybe just possibly, he could correct it. But what might he perhaps say? Reiter?

I did something wrong. He runs a hand through his hair and exhales sharply. His pride struggles with the weight in his chest, a fight he loses every moment. His eye is drawn across his desk to a framed picture shot during last year's gala.

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