The boardroom slowly emptied after Sophia left.The tension that had filled the room for the last hour finally started to fade.Some board members quietly packed their documents.Others came over to shake Alexander’s hand."Good decision, Mr. Knight," one of them said.Alexander simply nodded.Emily watched everything quietly.For the first time since the meeting started, she felt like she could breathe again.Ryan stretched his arms."Well… that was dramatic."Daniel Harper closed his tablet."You handled it well."Alexander didn’t look particularly proud.Instead, he looked thoughtful.Emily noticed it immediately."What is it?"Alexander looked at the door Sophia had just walked through."She’s not done."Ryan groaned."Of course she’s not."Daniel nodded slowly."Sophia doesn’t walk away from a loss."Emily frowned."But she lost the vote."Daniel shook his head."No.""She just changed the battlefield."Emily didn’t fully understand that yet.But Alexander clearly did.At that mo
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