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CEDRIC
“Sir.”
I barely lifted my head from the conference call, my focus still on the voices droning through the speaker. But the tension in Seth’s voice made me glance up. One look at his face, and I knew—something was wrong.
Even my father, seated across from me, caught on. His sharp gaze flickered to Seth, then to me, silently urging me to deal with it.
I exhaled sharply, then turned to the men on the other end of the call. “We’ll have to continue this discussion another time.”
There was a brief pause before they murmured their agreements, exchanged formal goodbyes, and ended the call.
Now, my full attention was on Seth. My father had already begun questioning him, but Seth wouldn’t speak until my eye
