Chapter 30
Author: Purplescent
last update2025-10-07 23:44:38

Ari stabbed the 'Emergency Stop' button, halting the elevator instantly. Then, she frantically mashed the button for the 7th floor.

The elevator groaned as it slid back down. When the doors opened, Ari stepped out with the kind of focused intensity that made people instinctively move aside. She walked swiftly past the sea of cubicles, her mind racing through her history with her team leader. He was the one she covered for when he missed deadlines. He was the one she had helped out every time h
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