The silence that followed the accusation weighed heavier than the accusation itself.
Aria stood by the office printer, quietly collecting her reports for the day. The steady hum of gossip buzzed just a few desks away, barely hushed enough to disguise the target.
“Honestly, I don’t know why she’s still here,” Vanessa whispered to another staff member. “If it were anyone else who leaked sensitive client files, they’d be long gone.”
Aria’s jaw clenched. She didn’t need to turn around to know they were talking about her. The words stung—not because they were true, but because they were believed.
She knew what she'd done. More importantly, she knew what she hadn’t. But that didn’t matter anymore.
Ever since the accusations, her salary had been slashed. Adrian had gone silent. Management tr
