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Chapter 8

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Mr. Reed, in high spirits, explained everything to me. "It all came crashing down. Ever since your people left, she's been without any real talent on her team. Charles hired people who didn't know the technical side of things, and the third-party outsourcing company took the money and ran. Now, the creditors are coming after them because of the collateral they put up. Susan's in a bad spot. Lucky for you, you're not the one left to clean up her mess!"

I was genuinely surprised at how things had turned out, but it was hard to feel sorry for Susan. This was her karma for putting all her faith in Charles.

"Get ready for tonight," Mr. Reed added. "By the way, Emily will be joining us!" Holt had previously mentioned introducing me to his daughter. We met up, and things went well between us.

Though, for now, I felt more admiration than anything else.

Emily came from a business family and had been accompanying her father to various events since she was young, so she was no stranger to
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