[PEARL]
I sat at my desk one morning as the morning sun streamed its rays through the large windows of my office. Today had started like any other, filled with meetings, emails, and the long to-do list that came with being the personal assistant to Zach. My inbox dinged with a new email, and I glanced at it, seeing it was from the CFO. It was the financial report for the quarter. This is something I always reviewed and summarized before presenting it to Zach. He was constantly swamped, so it was my job to make his workload a little lighter.
I opened the email and began skimming through the attached document and my eyes caught the attention of the numbers that seemed out of place. My heart dropped as I looked further. Something was seriously wrong.
I leaned in closer to the screen as my
