Stephen
The next morning starts like any other.
Coffee.
Emails.
Calendar packed with meetings I don’t want to attend.
Routine.
Predictable.
Which is why the first sign something’s wrong hits harder than it should.
My phone won’t stop vibrating.
Three notifications.
Then five.
Then ten.
I frown and glance down at the screen.
Messages from board members.
Investors.
Even my CFO.
That’s never a good sign before 9 a.m.
I swipe open the first one.
Martin – Board Member
Stephen, we need to talk immediately.
Second message.
Karen – Investor Relations
Call me. Now.
Third message.
Unknown Number
Care to explain the documents circulating this morning?
My stomach tightens.
Documents?
I sit up straighter in my chair.
Open my email.
The inbox loads.
And there it is.
A sub
