Chapter 5 - The Meeting That Changed the Room
The meeting took place one week later at City Hall.
No chandeliers.
No champagne.
No orchestra.
Only fluorescent lights, gray chairs, reporters, lawyers, city planners, community organizers, and the tense energy of people who understood that enormous amounts of money were about to move.
Marcus entered with his executive team.
Elara was already seated at the long table.
She wore a dark green suit, her hair pulled back, and a simple gold necklace that had belonged to her mother.
No navy department-store dress.
No tears.
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Khloe was not there.
After the ballroom video spread online, several of her sponsors had paused their contracts. Her public statement had been brief and polished, claiming she regretted “the misunderstanding
