Dahlia, who never responded to the group chat, waltzes into my room. “I’ve got some new ideas for the expansion!” My stomach drops, and my smile along with it, when I see the thick binder in her arms. It’s full of design ideas for Rose & Thorn’s spin-off business—a venture I dreamt up with her a few years ago. She jumps into big sister mode as soon as she notices the look on my face. “What’s wrong?” Everything, I want to answer, but the thought of talking to her about the condemnation notice feels impossible, and not because of the NDA. The pressed-flower business has been on my vision board
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