By six the next morning, I was back at Mariel’s apartment. We had coffee together, talking about some groceries she needs to get while coming back from work, then we both left for work.Immediately I got to work, I checked my clients’ emails. With everything happening between Alaric and Elias, it felt like I had just abandoned my work, and things were moving too fast.I answered a few messages, and then worked through some tasks, sipped my coffee, and kept on working.At exactly 9:12 a.m., an email came in my inbox. The head line seemed harmless though: Partnership Review – Urgent.I opened it in the conference room while prepping for a presentation, and suddenly, everything went blur.Dear Isola,After reviewing recent concerns related to professional conduct, we’ve decided to terminate our contract with your firm effective immediately. We appreciate the work done to date and wish you well in future endeavours.Signed: Vertex Medical Technologies.This was my biggest client, the o
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