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Chapter 108 - The Invisible Hand

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-02-13 13:17:47

Fear was contagious. Serena watched it spread across the boardroom with quiet, clinical awareness. Executives who once dismissed her concerns now leaned forward.

Attentive. Rigid. Unsettled. Because the difference between paranoia and reality was evidence. And Serena had delivered reality.

“This doesn’t make sense,” the chairwoman said, voice tight. “Why manipulate Eastwood from the shadows?”

Serena’s answer was immediate.

“Because influence is stronger when no one sees it.”

Silence. Heavy. Unc
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