Emma stared at her phone, Tom's words from their conversation the night before echoing in her mind. "Something big has happened at HM, and... it's might affect both of us but I don’t want it to that’s why you need to hear it from me first." The cryptic message had left her unsettled, but Tom had been frustratingly vague about the details, promising to explain everything in person soon.
With a sigh, Emma tucked her phone away and focused on the task at hand. Despite the personal turmoil, she was determined to excel at work. The past few weeks had been a whirlwind of activity at MK, with whispers of the potential merger creating an undercurrent of excitement and tension throughout the office.
"Earth to Emma," a cheerful voice broke through her reverie. Emma looked up to see Sarah, her supe
