Chapter 21ANDRIAN POINT OF VIEWMy burner phone buzzes in my jacket pocket during the Tuesday board meeting. I let it sit, untouched, through an hour of profit projections and market analyses that feel like torture. But my mind stays fixed on what that buzz might mean, another message from Elias, maybe confirming final details for our London escape, now just ten days away.When the meeting finally ends, I slip into an empty conference room, my heart hammering as I check the phone. The message is simple:*Tonight. Cabin. 9 PM. Last meeting before London. Important news.*I type back fast: *I'll be there*.Then I delete both messages, tuck the phone away, and go back to my regular device, my regular life, the performance that's become as natural as breathing. But under that calm surface, excitement hums. Ten more days. Then freedom.***The cabin's windows are dark when I arrive at 9:17 PM. No welcoming light, no sign of Elias's rental car in the usual spot. I frown, checking my watch.
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