The lights were dimmed low, the silence only broken by the soft hum of the air conditioner and the occasional honk from traffic stories below.In Vera's lap lay a leather bound folder, her copy of the newly signed contract with Fontaine Industries.She stared at it for a while, her fingers gently tracing the golden letters embossed at the corner: Sterling Core Studios.Her name.Her vision.Her chance.She should’ve been celebrating. And for a moment, earlier, she had been. Her heart had fluttered at the thought of building her empire, at proving them all wrong, the Donovans, Sarah, even her own insecurities.But now… the stillness brought everything else crashing in.Vera leaned back against the couch, the warmth of the room suddenly doing little to soothe the ache in her chest.Her hand moved slowly to her belly, resting just below her ribs. She didn’t know if it was maternal instinct or simply emotion, but there it was again, that faint flutter, not quite physical, not yet, but ali
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