Damian's POV

The early morning seemed endless. The Winter Enterprises building was drowned in silence, except for the lit offices on the 24th floor, where my team was spread out among computers, stacks of documents, and screens flashing red every minute. The air conditioning could no longer mask the smell of reheated coffee, and everyone's eyes were heavy with exhaustion—but no one dared to stop.

Neither did I.

"Review the 2021 balance sheets one more time," I ordered, my voice firm even t