Richard Knight sat at the head of the long conference table, his sharp eyes scanning the reports laid out in front of him. The room was cold and silent except for the occasional flipping of papers. His team sat around him, nervous and quiet, careful not to disturb the boss when he was in one of his moods. And Richard had been in a mood for weeks now.He couldn’t focus or sleep. He couldn't forget her. Everywhere he turned, he saw flashes of her , the way her eyes had sparked when she stood up to him, the way her laughter had filled the office on rare good days, the way her lips had trembled the last night they were together. And worst of all, the way she had disappeared. No notice, no goodbye, Just gone. Richard slammed the folder shut, making everyone in the room jump. “This is usele

