Chapter 4 — Alexander’s Calculations

Alexander

The hum of the glass-walled conference room still reverberated faintly in my mind as I strode through the pristine halls of Kelex HQ. The cool, controlled air of the building enveloped me, punctuated by the occasional murmur of passing colleagues. Each deliberate step grounded me amidst the churn of thoughts vying for order. The meeting had been productive—by the standards of initial project briefings—but one moment refused to dissipate, looping endlessly, like a line of errant code I couldn’t debug.