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of the room and tapped my glass.

Diane’s color shifted when she understood what was happening.

“I just want to take a moment to welcome everyone to The Grand Maple,” I said, addressing the room with the ease of someone who has given a hundred speeches in her own spaces. “For those who don’t know me — I’m Vivian Chen. I opened this restaurant five years continue reading …