Arlene
“This has to be a mistake.”
“How did it happen?”
“The product hasn’t been released yet. How did anyone get a hold of it to leak it out?”
The boardroom was stifling. The air buzzed with tension as I stepped inside, my eyes scanning the anxious faces of my team.
The product development team, branding experts, design crew, and marketing strategists - all were present.
Their murmurs ceased the moment Matilda closed the door behind me.
I folded my arms, steadying my breath. “Someone needs to start talking.”
A few exchanged nervous glances, but it was Neil, the head of product development, who finally spoke. “We… we don’t know how it happened, Miss Gomez. The samples were secured in our vault. Only authorized personnel had access.”
I clenched my jaw. “And yet, our unreleased prod
