Chapter 70
The boardroom stood in composed silence, its glass wall opening to a panoramic sprawl of the city — tall towers glinting in sunlight, streaks of motion winding through the streets far below.
Across the polished surface of the long table, the council's presentation unfolded in a steady rhythm — charts, models, and moving figures blooming over the transparent wall in a cool, refined glow that bathed the room in light-blue sophistication.
Victor, Sebastian, and the other executives sat poised, bodies straight, their reflections merging faintly with the data on the glass. The air was taut with quiet power, a space where every breath and glance was weighed, where silence itself felt expensive.
