Chapter 20

After years of stagnation, Project SkyDome was finally moving forward. If all went as planned, it would be completed within the next three years. Roxanne delivered her report with calm precision, her voice steady and her words clear. The audience erupted in applause. Behind her bright gaze shone a vision of hope—one that everyone longed to follow. Down below, Callum sat transfixed. His parched soul seemed to come alive again just from watching her. At that moment, he felt he was truly breathing for the first time in years. He couldn't look away, drinking in how radiant she looked on stage. When her speech ended and the hall thundered with cheers, Roxanne stepped off stage gracefully. Callum surged forward, calling out her name like a desperate man. "Roxanne! Roxanne, it's me. I finally found you!" The guards instantly stepped in his way. Even though he was a colonel, Roxanne's identity was far too important for them to let anyone near without permission. She turned around.