Ms. Scott's POV"It's already done," I said, keeping my voice low even though my office door was closed and the corridor outside was quiet.The call with Ann had been brief. That was how she preferred things…quick, clean, no details left sitting in the air longer than necessary…in the little time I have got to know her. She had a particular way of conducting these conversations that made them feel like they had never happened, which I suspected was entirely intentional on her part."And so, I believe that Ken will be here soon," I added. "I played my card well.""Are you really sure about this?" Ann's voice came back through the phone, measured and cool."Don't worry about that, Ms. Ann," I said.The line went dead from her end before I finished the sentence.I set the phone down on the desk and sat in silence for a moment. The folder was already in front of me — printed, prepared, double-checked. The scores inside reflected what Ann needed them to reflect, not what Ken had actually g
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