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The conference room was thick with tension.

Sarah Chen’s face was flushed crimson, her breath sharp and uneven. The echoes of the slap still hung in the air, a vivid crack that left the room frozen in shock.

The man she had struck, Blake, stood rubbing his cheek, stunned.

Around the table, the other executives exchanged uneasy glances, whispers barely audible but filled with disbelief.

Sarah’s fury hadn’t abated. She stormed toward the door, her heels clicking loudly on the polished floor, a tempest in human form.

As she passed by, she caught snippets of hushed conversations.

“That wasn’t right at all…” one whispered.

“Blake didn’t deserve that,” murmured another.

Sarah’s ears burned. She spun on her heel, her eyes narrowing into slits like daggers.

“Who said that?” she demanded, her voice low but venomous.

From the corner of the room, a younger executive shifted uncomfortably, muttering und
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