Clara
The murmur envelops me again. After the conversation with that partner... everything remains the same. Or at least, that's what it seems. The lights, the glasses, the elegant laughter, the measured gestures.
But I'm not the same anymore.
There's something... slight, almost imperceptible... that stayed inside me, like an alert, as if something wasn't quite in place.
Still, I can't allow that to show. Not here, not now.
I take a deep breath, adjust my posture, raise my chin slightly and move between people again as if nothing had changed. Because in this world... perception is everything.
And I didn't come to doubt. I came to reaffirm who I am.
I smile, greet, exchange words with other businesswomen. Some congratulate me on the growth of the company, others mention projects, pos
