By evening, the long hours of meetings were finally over.
Everyone seemed eager to relax... to shake off the stiff professionalism of the day. The resort’s event team had set up a “Team Bonding Game Night” in the lounge, with music, snacks, and a few bottles of wine lined up on the tables.
The lights were softer, laughter filled the air, and even the most serious executives looked a little less tense.
Izzy arrived a bit late, dressed in a simple fitted top and jeans. She had her hair down for the first time that day, loose around her shoulders, and she planned to stay quiet, maybe grab a drink and leave early.
But fate, it seemed, had other plans.
“Miss Hart! You’re just in time,” Lily from her department called out, waving her over to a circle of chairs where several people were alre
