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"The number you have dialed is currently switched off."

Desmond pressed his lips into a thin line and set his phone aside without expression. A knock interrupted the silence. "Mr. Vance." His subordinate entered, contract in hand. "The Omnicrest Plaza development project—should we proceed as planned?"

"This was a board decision. I have no reason to object," Desmond replied, taking the file and sig