Chapter 42
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The following Monday, after a long and stressful first day as director, Oliver felt the weight of the entire company pressing down on him, he hadn’t eaten all day. A quick glance at his watch showed it was already 4 p.m., long past lunchtime.

Feeling utterly drained and knowing he couldn’t go on without a moment to breathe, he needed to eat before tackling anything else, he headed to a large mall not far from his workplace to get something.

As soon as he entered the mall, the first thing he noticed was people gathering in circles, and it seemed like a commotion was going on there.

Too exhausted to care about another person's problems, especially after the day he’d had, he decided to continue with his activity. But then, he heard threatening laughs and mocking jeers, it sounded like someone was being bullied.

His curiosity piqued and he decided to check it out for himself. Forcing his way through the gathered crowd, he finally managed to see what was happening. To his surprise, he saw
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