Chapter 138

The call came on a Tuesday.

Ordinary in every way.

She was at her desk, halfway through responding to emails, when her phone buzzed with an unfamiliar number. Normally, she would have ignored it.

But something nudged her.

She answered.

“Hello?”

A calm voice introduced itself—HR from a firm she had interviewed with months ago. A position she had almost forgotten about.

“We’d like to move forward,” the woman said. “If you’re still interested.”

Her heart ...