The next morning, I sat in front of the video conference screen in the study. I was wearing one of Julian’s suits—black, severe, perfectly tailored. I looked the part. The screen flickered to life. The Vane Corp board of directors sat around a long table in New York. They looked somber, frightened, and greedy. "Mr. Thorne," the Chairman, a man named Sterling, said. "Where is Mr. Vane? The reports are... confused." "Julian is dead," I said, keeping my voice flat. Murmurs erupted around the table.
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