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Chapter seventy two
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The air was cold, winter was fast approaching. The window was foggy and the thermostat was turned on full blast, still, it didn't make it any warmer, or perhaps, it was the shiver within him.

Chris tossed on his bed and finally sat up, he'd been unable to get any sleep and after a full day's fatigue, he was nearly breaking down. Even after the meeting had gone sideways, many shameless men at the table who had openly voted against him tried to weasel their way back into his good graces by sending gifts and congratulatory texts. Chris deleted and rejected all they sent, he knew his foes and he wasn't going to smile with any of them.

He jerked up when his phone rang just beside him, breaking the serenity of the morning and his train of thought. The caller ID was unknown and he almost rejected it, believing it would be another sycophant, but he decided to take it and warn whoever it was.

"Hello, you better have something aside from a fake congratulatory message to tell me, if so, make
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