The following morning inside Ravenscroft Global started like every other busy day.
Phones ringing. Employees moving quickly through the hallways.
Meetings already waiting before eight a.m.
But somehow, the atmosphere around the executive floor felt different.
People were whispering again. And the reason was simple. Clara.
By now almost everybody inside the company had noticed something unusual.
Sebastian Ravenscroft trusted her far more than normal. Not in a scandalous way.
Not romantically. But enough to make people talk.
That morning, Clara stepped out of the executive elevator carrying several files against her chest while two HR staff members watched from the reception area quietly.
One woman lowered her voice immediately.
"She got another company privilege yesterday."
The second woman frowned slightly. "What kind?"
"Executive health coverage."
The second woman nearly choked. "What?"
