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The Final Confrontation

Author: Faleti's Pen
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CHAPTER 48: The Final Confrontation

In the high-rise office, the crisis team toils away, phones ringing nonstop, laptops flashing with unrelenting updates. Standing near the window, Elizabeth gazes out over the vast city below, her mind a jumble of bewilderment and mounting annoyance.

Calm yet relentless, Simeon speaks from behind her. Our media team is the finest in the world. They will shape the story.

She ignores it. "The story? What remains under control? Though she tries for consistency, her voice quivers a little. "They've already made decisions about my identity. No PR team and no spin can reverse what has been done.

Simeon moves closer and softly puts his hands on her shoulders; his warmth contrasts the frigid worry gripping her chest. Elizabeth, we cannot give up. You are not the individual they are portraying. You need not confront this by yourself.

Pulling away from his contact, she exhales slowly, her breath trapped in her throat. You don't understand. I have spent my who
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