Chapter 81: Pain

The boardroom was quiet. Too quiet.

Someone was talking. Maybe Gerald or Darlington—he couldn’t tell which.

The voice of the man currently presenting—something about quarterly projections and overseas investments—sounded far away, like it came from the end of a tunnel.

The room was full, every executive in attendance. His name was on the agenda, and yet he hadn’t spoken a word.

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