Chapter 84 - Chapter 84 – The Misinterpreted Act

The sound of the office door unlocking behind her made Caro freeze for a brief moment, her fingers still hovering above the scattered documents spread across Peter's desk. The executive floor had already dimmed into late-night silence, the kind that made every small movement feel louder than it should have. She slowly straightened, but not fast enough to hide the fact that she had been rearranging confidential briefing files that were not officially assigned to her. That single realization alone made her chest tighten before Peter even fully stepped inside, as though the room itself had already begun judging her silence.