CHAPTER 98ADRIENTwo months later, the company felt unrecognizable. What used to be hollow corridors were now filled with chatter, the glow of screens, and the smell of coffee that never seemed to run out.The day of the progress meeting had come, the one that would decide if everything they had built in the past eight weeks was strong enough to face the world.I sat at the head of the long conference table, fingers tapping once against the polished wood. Heads of every department were present, their eyes on me, some tired, some anxious, some proud. Evelyn sat beside me, laptop open, ready to type every word.“Let’s begin,” I said. My voice was calm, clipped.Anderson stood first, flipping open his folder. “Sir, Finance reports that all budgets are balanced. Revenue projections are consistent with earlier forecasts. Investors are on standby for the official launch.”“Good,” I said. “Next.”Hughes, the Promotion head, sto
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