Chapter 9
Chapter 9

Chapter 9

The Art of Saying No

The silence that followed was not merely quiet; it was the absolute, vacuum-sealed stillness of an aircraft cabin losing pressure at thirty thousand feet. Preston remained frozen beside the nickel desk, his hand extended in midair, still clutching the platinum Montblanc pen. A faint, derisive chuckle hitched in his…

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