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"I messed up, Boss. I'm so sorry. I know you trusted me to handle things, but I messed up. I don't know what to do." As he listened to her faltering explanation, Lucien couldn't help but feel a sense of unease creeping over him.
Something was definitely not right, and he had a sinking feeling that things were about to get much, much worse.
Lucien's mind raced as he tried to piece together what could have gone wrong. Olivia was his most trusted employee, after all. But something in her tone told him that this was serious.
Lucien's heart was pounding so hard that he could barely hear Olivia's trembling voice on the other end of the line. He could feel his hands clenching into fists as he tried to process the news she had just delivered.
"Take a deep breath," he instructed, trying his best to sound calm and collected. "Now, tell me what happened."
