Back on the office floor, Chloe found a cluster of employees crowded around Naomi's old desk.
"What exactly are you all doing during work hours?"
The group scattered instantly at the sound of her voice.
Their expressions as they looked at her weren't entirely friendly.
Everyone in the building understood, in the unspoken way office politics worked, exactly what Chloe was to Ethan. Nobody wanted to be the one to test that.
"Ms. Bennett, Naomi left some things behind and we were trying to figure out what they were," one of them offered, braver than the rest.
Curious, Chloe stepped closer to inspect the sketches spread across the desk.
Recognizing them as Naomi's architectural drafts, something sparked behind her eyes.
She'd caught wind, just recently, of an international design compe
