The clock ticked ominously on the wall, each passing second seeming longer than the next. I decided to make a few calls before Timothy arrived. Hopefully the board could handle Jasper, unless he had other connections outside of his uncle.
I left my office to grab some coffee, inevitably running into some coworkers in the lounge. As I waited for the fresh batch of coffee to brew, I felt a tap on my shoulder.
"Hey, Evie. Are you alright?" Lily said with concern etched on her face. “We saw what happened with Jasper.”
I forced a tight-lipped smile, hoping the tremble in my voice wouldn’t betray me. "Yeah, it's just... some personal stuff. I might need to leave a bit early."
My words hung in the air, and the concern on Lily's face deepened. Before I could leave and forget any hope for coffe
