I lost track of how much time had passed in the suffocating silence of the temporary office. The distant, muffled hum of Manhattan traffic felt miles away. On the laptop screen, Julian’s broadcast had ended, leaving behind a frozen frame of his smug, benevolent smile.My nails dug sharply into my palms, leaving crescent-shaped indents in my skin. The absolute hypocrisy of the man made my blood run cold.I took a slow, deliberate breath, forcing air into my tight lungs, and closed the broadcast window. The sudden absence of his face felt like a minor physical relief. I picked up my phone and dialed the direct line for my lead attorney, Sarah. She answered on the second ring."Evelyn. I saw the compliance notice from the board. I'm already drafting the preliminary response.""I need a complete, undeniable timeline," I said, my voice eerily steady, stripped of all the volatile emotion churning inside me. "Pull every email, every server timestamp, and every draft it
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