Chapter 44

• AMARIS POV
• The last of the board members and external consultants filtered out of the conference room, their footsteps echoing softly against the polished floor. Some paused to offer their congratulations, their smiles genuine. Others made their way over to Theron, quiet disappointment etched across their features, veiling their words in strained politeness.
• I stood in a daze, half-anchored to the present, half-suspended in disbelief. The project had always been more than just ambition it was my vision brought to life through the grit and brilliance of my team. Yet, even with that certainty, I knew the room wasn’t filled with only allies. Today, we had gained approval, but we had also gained enemies powerful ones.