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Chapter 77 — The Things We Destroy

Author: Monica Wild
last update publish date: 2026-06-24 19:58:14

By eight in the morning, Valcor felt less like a corporation and more like a building waiting for an explosion.

The lobby screens were flooded with headlines.

Photos.

Speculation.

Rumors.

Questions.

Every news outlet in Vesper City seemed obsessed with the same story.

Estella Duan.

Sebastian Reeves.

Zero Degree Holdings.

And inevitably...

Project Orion.

Employees whispered near elevators.

Assistants gathered around coffee stations.

Even senior managers looked distracted.

The scandal had spread
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