Morning light filled the Aurelia Nexus tower, cutting through the glass in sharp, clean lines. The office floor stayed quiet and controlled, the kind of place where nothing was supposed to go wrong.Inside Aria’s office, everything was in order, files neatly arranged, screens open with steady data streams. She stayed focused, expression unchanged as numbers and reports moved across her display.Then the door slammed open.Elvira, her assistant, rushed in right after it, breathless. “Ma’am, I’m sorry, she didn’t wait...”But it was already too late. Solen Vale was already inside.Aria didn’t react the way most people would. No shock. No anger. Just a slow lift of her eyes from the screen, as if she had expected it. Not surprise, just fatigue.A few days ago, Richard Vale had shown up, same tone, same warnings, same useless pressure. They still acted like they had a right to her time, as if she belonged to them.And now Solen.Not again, she thought. It wasn’t even midday yet, and she h
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