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d even seen a few pictures of it online, but none of them, not what she'd heard nor any pictures she'd seen, had done the place justice. Sitting on what looked like at least three hundred acres of land, the large glass edifice stood tall and im

s arms crossed, was Holden Rodgers the yo

lden's exploits in the press, most notably his success in the power and infrastructure space, she'd still pictured him the way he'd been back in school; funny, t

ightest of smiles. "Welcome, Davina," he sai

zine, a far cry from how scattered and shambolic he'd been in high school, she wasn't sure if that was even a compliment. Once again, she

eturning Holden's embrace. "You look gre

ficially in a few weeks, so it's also a good opportunity to get some feedback before the launch," he answe

later." That was all she kn

," Holden said, with the mo

one. She'll give you your room keys, and let

ool, and hearing her seemingly back in her old role gave Davina a sm

lden, picking up her sui

ue, she felt herself start to relax, all the stress and anxiety she'd been nursing evaporating. Heck, even if everyo

hrieked, rushing up to her. "When you RSVP'd, I didn't

hat way, with her bright, well-maintained skin, and human hair weave that clearly cost a fortune, was no surprise. It was also no surprise that she'd

one of the cool kids, Davina had been one of the invisible ones, one of the nerds nobody took any notice of. And it hadn't bothered her, as she hadn't been interested in boys, parties, fashion, and the other t

r in the building!" came

, Zinna left for university in Manchester, after which she had done extremely well for herself. Even though they hadn't stayed in touch, Zinna's exploits kept her well in the news. From finishing with an almost perfect GPA in Mathematics from the university of Manchester to getting a scholarship to Oxford University, to b

they embraced. "My goodness! I

n I thought would come for this

g what she'd been hearing all her life. "Last I read a

ctually,"

So you flew back to L

free as her younger self had been, and was the least changed of everyone Tomi had seen so far. "I don't love you guys that much. I ju

from the bank she was currently hired to the new bank where, rumour had it, salari

ing Di

from the university of Bolton. Unfortunately, that had been as far as she'd been able to go, and she had accepted an entry-level role in a commercial bank, instead of going further to get a Master's o

forced herself to

the room opposite Zinna's. You have a few hours to freshen up before the mixer tonight. This," she handed her a small card, "ha

t totally blew my mind when

s use the place." Davina was full of so many questions, mainly about why Holden's involvement had been so critical, when a couple walked into the lobb