The next morning, Emily arrived at the office feeling uneasy.
Sophia's words from the night before still echoed in her mind.
But she forced herself to focus.
Work came first.
As she entered the executive floor, something immediately felt wrong.
Employees were whispering again.
Some stared at her with strange expressions.
Emily frowned.
"What now?"
One of the secretaries approached her nervously.
"Emily… have you checked the company news?"
Emily's stomach tightened.
"No."
The secretary handed her a tablet.
A headline filled the screen.
"Knight Corporation Assistant Leaks Confidential Documents."
Emily's heart dropped.
"What?!"
The article claimed that internal financial documents had been leaked to a rival company.
And the report blamed one person.
Emily Carter.
"This isn't real," Emily whispered.
Just then Alexander's office door opened.
"Inside," he said calmly.
Emily walked in quickly.
"I didn't leak anything!"
Alexander looked at her quietly.
"I know."
Emily blinked.
"You do?"
Alexander nodded.
"The leak happened before you even joined the company."
Emily felt relief wash over her.
"Then why are they blaming me?"
Alexander's expression turned colder.
"Because someone wants to create a scandal."
Emily immediately thought of one person.
Sophia.