Morning came, but it did not feel new. For Gabriel, it felt like a continuation of a long night that never truly ended. He sat in his office, staring at the documents spread across his desk.His phone buzzed, he didn’t pick it up immediately because, he already knew what it would be. When he finally reached for it, the screen lit up with missed calls. Two from his manager, and one from his lawyer. He exhaled slowly.For years, he had handled pressure well, none of that had prepared him for this because this was not just business. This was personal and personal problems did not stay contained, they spread.He picked up the first file, the company had been stable. But over the past few weeks, things had shifted. Meetings had been postponed and people had started to notice.“Sir, we need your approval on this, sir, the partners are asking questions, sir, we can’t keep pushing this forward without direction.”He closed the file and pressed his fingers against his temple. Even here, he was
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