My heart hammered against my ribs as the elevator doors slid shut. I pressed the button for the fifty-sixth floor and leaned against the mirrored wall.
This is it.
I'm going to be dead. I let out a shaky breath. Why had he chosen me?
What exactly did he want? Was he planning to fire me? Humiliate me?
Or was this really just work? But if it is, why does it involve me?
The elevator climbed higher and higher.
The silence somehow made everything worse.
Maybe I'm overthinking it. Maybe he only wants the files.
The soft ding of the elevator interrupted my thoughts.
The doors opened.
I stepped out.
This was my first time on the executive floor. Unlike the busy offices downstairs, this place was almost silent. Luxurious. Elegant. Only one office stood at the end of the hallway. CEO
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