AVAI walked into the office that morning with a calmness I didn’t feel.Everything looked the same, the polished floors, the quiet hum of activity, the familiar faces…but something had shifted. Or maybe it was me.“Good morning, ma,” Clara’s voice came almost immediately as she fell into step beside me, tablet in hand like always. “You have a meeting with the management team by 10, then—”“I’m not interested in that right now,” I cut in, my voice flat.She paused. That alone was enough to make her look at me. Because I always listened.I kept walking, not sparing her a glance. “Be in my office in two hours.”There was a brief silence behind me.“…Yes, ma.”I didn’t look back, but I could feel her gaze lingering on me…steady. I ignored it completely and walked straight into my office, ordering a cup of coffee the moment I stepped in.By the time it arrived, I was already going through my schedule myself, something I was now forced to do instead of having Clara read it out to me like s
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