Carlos leaned slightly toward me, his smile seeming more like a mask than a genuine gesture.
“Rumors, contracts, employees leaving… it’s all just noise. The important thing is that you and I keep going.”
His words made me clench my teeth. Outside, I could hear the office murmur, the echo of hurried footsteps, as if distrust had become a virus spreading through the hallways. Every resignation was a reminder that my world was crumbling, and Carlos knew it.
“If someone is behind this,” I thought, “they don’t just want to destroy my reputation, they want to break my company from within.”
I turned to him, my gaze steady, a sincere smile on my face. “Don’t mistake noise for danger, Carlos. Rumors can be more lethal than bullets.”
For a moment, his smile faded. And in that silence, I underst
