Dave sat in his office, trying to focus on the stack of papers in front of him, but his mind kept drifting. The conversation he had with Paul was turning his head in the wrong direction, And it weighed heavily on him. Cassidy’s absence wasn’t just a matter of concern; it was a crisis. She had always been the one who could handle that high-pressure position with ease, the one who knew the clients inside out. And now, with her gone, the company was starting to feel her absence in more ways than one.
He sighed, leaning back in his chair. His thoughts spiraled from Cassidy to the chaos in his own life. Everything felt like hell, like he was sinking into quicksand with no way out. The more he tried to control things, the more they slipped through his fingers. Then, out of nowhere, he thought o
