The moment Aria’s phone buzzed at her desk, her heart skipped a beat. A simple email subject line: "URGENT: Report to Human Resources".
She blinked, feeling her throat dry up. Around her, the office buzzed with its usual quiet noise — keyboards tapping, phones ringing — but for her, the world had gone oddly silent.
With trembling hands, she logged off and stood, smoothing her pencil skirt. Jenna caught her eye from across the room, raising a brow in concern.
Aria gave a tiny shake of her head and walked steadily toward the elevator. Each step felt heavier than the last.
The HR office felt colder than usual, sterile and filled with a tense silence that gnawed at Aria's nerves.
Behind the glass table sat Miranda, the company's HR manager, her face completely blank, a thick folder spread
