The room was quiet.
Not empty.
Not silent.
Just… still.
Amelia sat at the edge of her bed, her phone resting lightly in her hand, the glow from the screen casting a soft light against her face.
She hadn’t moved for a while.
Hadn’t said anything.
Hadn’t even blinked as much as she should have.
Her eyes were fixed on the email.
Kingsley Technologies.
She read it again.
Slowly.
Carefully.
As if the words might change if she looked long enough.
“All major stakeholders are required to attend.”
That was it.
No greeting.
No explanation.
No unnecessary details.
Direct.
Cold.
Uncompromising.
Her thumb hovered slightly over the screen before she locked it, the light disappearing and leaving her in the quiet again.
For a moment.
She said nothing.
Did nothing.
Then slowly, sh
