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Chapter 43: The Final Answer
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2026-06-12 20:04:30POV: Jovan Bradford
Seven days.
A full week has passed since that conversation with Shae, yet her voice still rattles inside my skull like a persistent echo.
I sat in my office, the silence of the Meridian Miami building pressing against my eardrums. My eyes were fixed on the monitor, staring at the glowing lines of the project draft, but I wasn't seeing any of it.
The cursor blinked. Steady. Rhythmic.
It felt like a countdown, mocking the duration of my par
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