Alex POVThe silence after my words did not last.It shattered.Voices rose at once: sharp, urgent, colliding over each other. Chairs scraped the floor. Hands shot into the air. Camera shutters clicked in restless bursts.A hundred questions fighting for one answer.The moderator hurried back to the podium, raising both hands.“Please, please. We will take questions. One at a time.”The noise softened, though the tension did not.“Given Mr. Alex’s standing,” the moderator continued, voice steady but strained, “questions will be taken in order of press priority.”Assistants moved quickly through the aisles, pointing, selecting, directing microphones. The first few rows leaned forward, reporters already halfway out of their seats.A hand was chosen near the front.A young Asian journalist stood, glasses slipping slightly down his nose, voice controlled but charged with curiosity.A microphone was passed to him.He adjusted his jacket, cleared his throat.“Mr. Alex,” he said, “you’ve dro
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