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Chapter 18: Anchoring the Future

Author: babymo1909
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The hum of the elevator was the only sound as Kathalina and Erika stepped inside, the polished steel doors sliding shut behind them. The brief meet-and-greet with the branch employees had gone better than either of them expected. Smiles, applause, curious whispers that carried both awe and excitement, it was still strange for Kathalina to stand in the middle of it all, knowing this was the company she and Erika had built from nothing. TrendChic had grown into one of the most respected names in
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Kathryn
I’m seeing Manila and Milan as the same city in all of these sceneries in the storyline so where is katherina actually located in this part of the story?.
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