Ofelia’s POV The email from Human Resources arrived before I had fully recovered from the shock of my new responsibilities. My temporary position had been upgraded. My salary had increased. My duties now included assisting with executive projects, preparing investor presentations, and reviewing expansion reports before they reached Damien’s desk. At first, I assumed there had been a mistake. I had only worked at Blackwood Enterprises for a short time. I was still learning the names of department heads and trying to understand why executives required three different meetings to make one simple decision. Employees with far more experience than me had probably waited years for this kind of opportunity. Yet the paperwork carried Damien’s approval. When I looked through the glass wall tow

