CHAPTER 57Spencer's POV Esteban didn’t try to stop me again, and that alone told me he understood there was no changing my mind. He simply followed behind me as I walked out of the office, his presence steady and familiar, as it had always been since we were boys. The hallway felt longer than usual, quieter too, the kind of quiet that comes before something irreversible happens. My shoes clicked against the polished floor, each step deliberate, each second bringing me closer to the storm waiting outside.When we reached the elevator, I pressed the button and waited. The doors opened, and we stepped inside without speaking. I could feel Esteban watching me, studying, when he was trying to figure out whether I was about to do something reckless or something necessary. “You don’t have to do this,” he said finally, his voice calm but cautious.I kept my eyes forward. “Yes, I do.”The elevator descended, and when the doors opened to the lobby, the noise outside was already audible. E
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