Synopsis

The return was unsettling, a ripple in the carefully constructed calm of the firm. A subtle shift in the air, a ghost of a presence where once there had been only routine. Patty found herself increasingly wary, observing Ellen with a growing sense of unease. It wasn’t a blatant deception, not a calculated manipulation, but something far more insidious – a veiled purpose that lingered just beyond comprehension. The whispers started subtly, rumors of restructuring and consolidation. But as Patt