Chapter 240

• Claire's pov
• I leaned back against my chair, staring at the endless graphs and projections glowing on my office screen. Numbers, charts, percentages—all of it swirled before my eyes, yet my mind was far from focused. I had been in this office since dawn, barely touching the coffee that had long gone cold on my desk. Everything in me screamed exhaustion, but I couldn’t afford weakness. Not today.
• A knock came at the door, crisp and hurried.