Chapter 19 - The Empty Throne
On a quiet Friday evening, after the entire executive floor had emptied out for the weekend, I walked alone through the grand ballroom where the CEO ceremony had taken place.
I walked to the edge of the stage, stopping precisely where Adrian had stood when he shouted: *Know your place!*
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The spot where I had fallen and my blood had stained the wood had been completely refinished. There was no trace left of the humiliation.
I smiled to myself in the quiet dark, stepping gracefully up onto the stage, standing tall beneath the vaulted ceiling where my name and family legacy would endure for generations.
