Lena greeted each of the senior management team members one by one, while the rest of the employees had already received an internal email about the new CPO’s arrival. The entire building was buzzing with gossip all day about the new arrival, especially since she had been a frequent face in the news recently. Seeing her in person only fueled the chatter.
Lena's office was set up on the same floor as Alaric's, about a two-minute walk away. The reasoning was that it would make discussions and decision-making more efficient. "So why is it just me and him? What about everyone else?" she asked her new assistant, Iris.
Iris was a recent graduate who had been with the company for only six months. She replied, "I heard the others felt it was too stressful working so close to him, so they all ask
