The soft glow of Emma's desk lamp cast long shadows across her office. The clock on her computer screen read 11:42 PM, but she barely noticed the late hour. Her eyes were fixed on the document before her, her mind reeling from its contents.
It had started innocently enough. Emma had been working late, combing through financial reports for the new innovation division. But as she'd dug deeper, she'd noticed discrepancies – small at first, but growing more significant as she traced them back.
Now, staring at the evidence laid out before her, Emma felt her world tilting on its axis. The numbers didn't lie. MK Enterprises, the company she'd poured her heart and soul into, was involved in some seriously questionable financial practices.
Her hands shook as she closed the file, her mind racing.
