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Chapter 116: No Interest in Personal Payback

Author: Achille
last update publish date: 2026-08-29 20:26:53

The employees exchanged confused glances at the explanation.

Fair enough, I guess. Not totally implausible.

"Alright, everyone, back to work." Naomi cut through the awkward energy, steering things back on track.

She'd taken the job specifically to stay low-key, the last thing she wanted was to become the office's main topic of conversation.

The crowd dispersed slowly back to their desks, and Naomi began settling into her new role at Cole Enterprises.

By evening, the office had mostly emptied ou
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