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Chapter 39
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Jo’s POV
I am currently sitting in my new office having a cup of coffee and trying to have a ME time moment. I am exhausted, it’s been a hectic couple of weeks.
One clause of the City Court contract required that JJ Consulting have a security room for storage the files with sensitive content.
I didn’t get where I am today with things done half way, so I went and bought a new building and had one floor completely transformed into a security access level.
I had entry points with fingerprint access and security cameras with surveillance 24/7.
Jonathan made sure I had everything new,high tech up and running.
The cases we had so far we managed to handle successf
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