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CHAPTER 79: A Night To Celebrate

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KENDRICK

The quarterly project review had gone on longer than I expected. I sat behind my desk, one hand resting against the arm of my chair while the project manager stood across from me with his iPad.

The afternoon light streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across the office.

My attention remained fixed on the figures displayed on the screen.

“The development team has completed the second round of testing,” he explained. “We're still within the projected timeli
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