CHAPTER 228

Anna Hickey sat at her polished desk, with her eyes scanning the latest financial reports.

Her office, which usually a sanctuary of productivity, suddenly felt stifling as her assistant burst through the door, with a pale face and eyes that were wide with alarm.

“Anna, you need to hear this,” he said with a trembling voice.

“What!” Anna shouted, leaping to her feet. Her heart pounded as she grabbed the phone from her assistant's hand.

The voice on the other end was frantic, delivering the devastating news in quick, disjointed sentences. “The convoy… our trucks… there was an explosion… they’re gone, Anna. All of them. And the drivers… they didn’t make it.”

Anna’s breath caught in her throat. Her mind raced, struggling to grasp the magnitude of the loss. “How did it happen?” she demanded with a shaky voice.

“We found landmines and bullets. It wasn’t an accident, madam Anna. The distribution trucks were attacked.”

The words hit her like a physical blow. She slumped back into her chair,
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