At 8:03 a.m., the rumor showed up in my inbox, a company-wide BCC titled “Integrity in Leadership – A Reminder.” The second I saw it, my heart dropped.
Under all the usual HR fluff was one line that hit harder than the rest:
“Recent reports of unprofessional conduct involving a senior strategist and external medical personnel have been brought to our attention.”
My name wasn’t in the email. It didn’t have to be. But I knew it’s me that the rumour was talking about.
By 8:17, the Slack channel had already erupted.
Did you see the email?
Guess who’s been playing doctor?
Hope she kept the receipts.
I stared at my screen, the coffee I took moments ago curdling in my stomach. Elias. Only he could turn the board’s gossip into a weapon this fast.
This Elias is just a weapon fashioned agai
