This anxiety that had been brewing inside her for hours now-with a mind filled with an eerie feeling of unrest as she awaited Jessica-only grew worse with every minute.
Just as she was about to give in to those waves of worry, her phone rang, slicing through the suffocating silence that hung in the air.
"Hello, Williams," Emma said, hoping her voice sounded calm and neutral despite the storm within her.
"I am fine, Emma, but the company isn't," Williams replied in a voice that carried an edge of solemnity, sending shivers down Emma's spine.
Her heart sank, and her stomach seemed to twist into knots as she tried hard to digest what Williams was telling her.
"What is it, Williams?" she insisted, trying to hold her voice steady, which shook slightly as she fought not to lose her composur
