Chapter 200

Evelina

I stepped out of the elevator, smoothing down my pencil skirt one last time. The familiar hum of the office greeted me as I made my way across the polished floor toward my desk.

A few early birds were already at their desks, engrossed in work and barely glancing up as I passed. Most of the cubicles, however, remained empty and silent at this early hour.

My desk sat pristine and waiting, Al