BENEATH THE BILLIONAIRE SILENCE

almost two months. Now, as he stepped through the sliding doors with Maya and

has already begun, and

EO-Nathan Reese, said co

ch literacy center under the guise of budget efficiency," Damian said

yes. "We're simply reallocating resourc

t. "Mr. Cole retains silent equity and his voting rights until the final legal transition i

hispered

r suits, the low thrum of power games. It was another world, and yet here she was, shoul

still in jeopardy. Our PR department believes continued support of

staff, from Teachers to Volunteers, Equipment. Kids from my town have been signing up

n't expected them to list

orgotten by the cities and companies and tech giants like yours. Damian didn't build this center to look good. H

reply, but Ivy raised he

almly. "We're streaming this to our legal team

d began

ne co

... we should postpone the decision, Review the full docum

und, realized he

f course, a delay, a

exh

won,

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to speak with lawyers. Maya and

to talk like that

n't, I'd be proving them right-'that small peopl

know, I've sat through hundreds of meetings in that room, Heard pitche

"You're just saying that bec

hed. "A

he elevator togethe

er, after the board backs off, after th

t looked at the descending floor

'm yet to figure it out, just tryi

That's fair,

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nket. The town was quiet, The storm had passed. For the

came at the

lf-expecting

wasn'

he was fierce, sharp-tong

nti

vement with him," she said, marching

ke that. It started before

wspaper. Damian's face, M

people are saying

n't c

your grandmother built that café with

ld've seen through him, yes, But she also would'v

htened. "You're p

I'd rather play with fi

dn't respon

aid,: "Just don't lose

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ian parked his rented car outside t

stared at the steel framework rising against

fro

g anyone by that t

fence, found a side

ttered, Cables pulled

ss one unfinished wall

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