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035 - Bigger Crisis
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2026-06-27 08:00:13Adrian walked to the reception and asked for Sophie. The answer he received was, “Mrs. Beckett is in a quarterly review meeting. Is it urgent? I can try to relay your message, Mr. Beckett.”
Quarterly review meeting. Sophie ran it more seriously than Adrian thought.
“No, it’s okay,” he said. “I will just wait here.”
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