Chapter 90

• Cassandra’s POV
• Within three days, the whispers and murmurs spread like wildfire among the reinforcements the one hundred and twenty thousand employees assigned to support the operation. They all had one thing in common: frustration. I had been promoted to a high-ranking executive position, a coveted role that many of them had spent years trying to earn, all without any clear, concrete achievements to justify the promotion. To them, it seemed like it was granted solely based on my family name and the connections I had through my powerful father and brothers.
• Vivian, always sharp and perceptive, had a way of stirring things up. She’d subtly encouraged the dissatisfaction to grow, knowing full well the effect it would have.