River

The room was silent and tense.

On a normal day, the place would’ve been buzzing with chatter, bragging about business deals, boasting about perfect families. It was always a contest of who was better. But today, they all sat in silence, like children caught red-handed.

No one said a word.

What was the point of bragging about your new consulting firm or latest board appointment when Apollo was in the room? Trying to outshine him was like a child bragging to an adult about doing something impressive, it only made the gap more obvious.

I leaned back in my chair, fingers casually drumming against the table, smirking to myself....