Raelle had been in the conference room since the morning. The members of a project team had just come out of probation, so she had to audit their meeting. It was tedious but she had to do it herself.

After going through the hours-long meeting, she went back to her spacious but minimalistic office and took off her white suit jacket, hung it on a coat hanger, and went towards her desk. First of all, she took off her high heels and let her feet breathe on the soft carpet under her ...