The next morning, the entire Lu Corporation seemed to buzz with a new rumor.“Did you hear?”“The Investment Committee actually approved her plan?”“Holden must be behind it.”“No—she presented it herself. I was there. She was… scary good.”Elena walked through the lobby, ignoring the whispers that trailed behind her. She wasn’t used to this—attention that wasn’t pity, suspicion, or thinly veiled contempt.Today, there was something else.Recognition.Fear.Respect.She wasn’t sure which one unsettled her more.Holden followed half a step behind her, silent, unreadable. He didn’t touch her, didn’t speak to her, but his presence was a force—one that made people straighten their posture, drop their conversations, or pretend to be deeply invested in their phones.If yesterday was a statement, today was the consequences.The moment the elevator doors closed, Elena finally let out a tiny breath.Holden looked at her sideways. “You don’t like attention.”“It’s not attention,” she murmured.
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