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Chapter 42: A business meeting

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As Daniela reached for her phone, her trembling hands on the screen, the words of the message kept on burning in her mind. Another notification came in again,confirming her fears. “ You should have listened. Now it's too late”. Her blood ran col7d. She knew this message wasn't just a threat, it was someone that was monitoring her that would be sending her all these kinds of messages. Her heart was beating fast as she dialed Lillian's number. She couldn't afford to be distracted by this cryptic warnings . The future of her company was at stake and she needed to focus. “Lillian, get that board meeting scheduled”. Daniela told her assistant as soon as he picked. “ And make sure everyone knows it's non negotiable. I am not stepping out and I will not let them think they can force me out. I want them to see who they are really dealing with”. Lillian hang back at the other end of the line.” But Ma are you sure about this? They might push back hard on this. It's not ju
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