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2024-11-19 08:27:31Camille's POV
I was up before four am.
My bedroom had a large window and I'd often drag a chair and sit there by the window sill, staring into nothing.
What was there to see in Silicon Valley aside from the ridiculously pretty buildings? Perhaps a lot more but I couldn't care less.
I had seen them all. With my father. And staying at the sight made me lonelier by the minute.
My phone pinged with a text. It was on the bed and it felt yards away. It was probably just a notification from an app or something. Another ping had me moving with a groan.
Who was it? It was barely four in the morning and it better not be Harley grinding on my neck, whining about all the tasks I had ahead of myself. I had spent a week as CEO of Caldwell Industries and frankly, I had my work cut out for me.
It
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