Chapter 16
Sarah spotted me sitting in the corner, her face softening with a mixture of sympathy and awkwardness.
She walked over to my small wooden table, holding two paper coffee cups in her hands.
“Mind if I sit down, Daniel?” Sarah asked gently.
“Please,” I offered, clearing away my lap-top to make room.
“How are things at Holland Global?” I asked, trying to sound genuinely interested rather than bitter.
“It’s different,” Sarah said, taking a sip of her latte.
“Claire is incredible, Daniel.”
“She restructured the entire commercial division, raised employee benefits, and secured a two-billion-dollar riverfront project.”
“She’s a brilliant CEO.”
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Hearing those words hurt, but a deeper part of me knew Sarah was speaking absolute truth.
Claire had never been a quiet art teacher living in my shadow; she had been a sleeping giant waiting for the right moment.
