Jennifer’s POVThe room was so quiet, it was almost painful. Adrian had barely sat down in his chair before silence swallowed us whole. Nichole was pretending to be busy with the stack of papers in front of her, but I could see right through it—she’d already read those reports a hundred times. And Adrian? He was watching her like he always did, studying her every move, every flicker of expression.I sat there between them, feeling like a referee at a match no one wanted to start. My eyes kept darting back and forth, waiting for one of them to break the silence. But neither did. The tension was so thick I could hear the air conditioning hum, the distant phones ringing outside, even the clock ticking on the wall.Finally, I’d had enough. Someone had to move this meeting along, and clearly it wasn’t going to be either of them.“So, Nichole,” I said, raising my voice just enough to cut through the heavy air. “You called this meeting to discuss your next move on Lydia and Blake, right?”Th
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