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71 • Showcasing Talent

Author: Lorea Ashe
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-20 01:35:41
Samantha rubbed her hands nervously. She had the steakhouse set up the small private dining room for six people, per Uncle Edward’s suggestion. He had called her not long after Daniel left her home on Tuesday.

It had been nice having him in her home. There was something about being able to sit and talk with someone that raised her spirits these last few days and left her feeling optimistic about today as well.

Uncle Eddie had promised to come, since this was an informal interview and more of a practical application to let the new owners of Elevated see what it is she does.

All she really knew about the new owners was that they were a larger company, used to dealing with big money contracts, so she wanted to accent some of that power in the aesthetics of the room with heavy swatches of gold accents in the decor.

She also wanted to show them that Elevated was an organic company, the people working there and their clients were very real to them, not just numbers, and Uncle Eddie was rig
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