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Chapter 54 — Oh, the Possibilities

Author: Olivia GW
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-28 23:16:44
Emelia's POV

"Me? Starting my own business?" I had to repeat the words back to Alexis just to make sure that's what she meant to say.

Alexis laughed at my confusion. "Oh, no need to act too humble."

"That's not it!" I playfully hit her. "It's just… I don't know. I've never thought about that before. It's one thing to work for another company, but owning one? That requires a little more elbow grease."

Honestly, starting my own company hadn't been something that I gave much thought to. Mostly because I was too busy making sure my family and I had food on our table and a roof over our heads…

After having been on survival mode for so long, even after I'd married Victor, it didn't occur to me that that was even a possibility.

Plus, the thought of being a CEO of anything made me a little wary and uncomfortable. It was a lot of pressure to deal with the inner-workings of making sure a company stayed afloat.

I wasn't even sure if I could handle it.

Almost as if Alexis had read my mind, she re
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