Elena’s POV The global review did not take place in a crowded auditorium with flashing cameras and eager financial analysts. It occurred in the quiet, climate-controlled sanctuary of Floor B4, directly before the main optical array. It was three in the morning. The ambient temperature in the vault was kept at a crisp, constant fifty-five degrees Fahrenheit. The forty-eight server racks hummed softly in the dark, their green and amber LEDs blinking in mesmerizing, rhythmic patterns that reflected off the dark granite walls. I stood before the primary master display—a towering ten-foot digital wall that displayed the entire, consolidated physical world of Vance Global in real time. Julian stood to my left, holding a single leather notebook containing our final financial summaries. Kaelen sat at his master console to my right, his fingers flying across his mechanical keyboard, pulling up division after division. Marcus stood three steps behind us, his broad frame framed by the heavy
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