The tension from the conference room refused to fade, settling heavily over Caro as she returned to her desk, her movements controlled but her mind anything but steady. She placed the files down carefully, aware of how every small action now felt watched, measured. "You need to stay focused," she whispered under her breath, her fingers hovering over the keyboard without moving. "One mistake now, and everything collapses." Her chest tightened as she forced herself to breathe evenly.
Her screen lit up suddenly, the soft notification sound slicing through her thoughts, and her stomach dropped the moment she saw it. An email. No name. No company signature. Just a subject line that made her pulse spike instantly. "No…" she murmured, her voice barely audible as her hand moved toward the mouse despite the dread rising in her chest. "Not here… not now…" But she clicked it open anyway, because she already knew ignoring it would not make it disappear.
