CHAPTER SIXTY ONE — What They No Longer DoubtThe milestone arrived quietly, the way most real victories do.There was no ceremony, no announcement sent into the world with carefully chosen language. Just a signed agreement, a modest but firm commitment of resources, and a timeline that finally finally belonged to Evelyn again.She stared at the confirmation on her screen for a long moment before letting herself breathe.When she told Jesse, she didn’t dramatize it.“It’s moving forward,” she said simply.He looked up from where he was sitting and smiled not surprised, not relieved. Just pleased in a steady, grounded way.“I knew it would,” he said.She raised an eyebrow. “You didn’t know.”“No,” he agreed. “But I trusted how you move.”That distinction meant everything.The first public acknowledgment followed soon after a small feature, an interview request, an invitation to speak. Nothing flashy. But it was hers.Jesse attended the event quietly, sitting near the back of the room,
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