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CHAPTER 108

Author: Pheobe
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-28 23:06:14

Coming from someone who had waited so long to get answers I guess the taste of victory still lingard in my mouth as I tried to figure out what exactly the problem would be if I went on with my idea.

Absolutely no one to support me besides myself and my persistent belief that I could do this.

I didn't even bother about going on and on above the usual.

I just waited and sealed deals from my office. Julie was my greatest supporter as she didn't miss a day to gas me up and tell me how amazing I was.

This was the kind of person I wanted in my life who was going to always prove that there was a reason for me to always have sufficient people around.

It wasn't going to change the fact that I was going to suffer to bring my vision to limelight even though I had a few agencies who wanted to mingle with me.

I had to turn most of them down when I realized that their visions didn't tally with what they wanted me to do.

It was always prohibited to mingle with such people as long as t
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