CHAPTER 409: THE OFFICE ESCAPADES

Juliana stood at the edge of her bed, examining her hands. The blisters had started to heal, but the skin was still tender. Her eyes moved from her hands to the unpaid bills on the nightstand. She reached for her phone, opened her banking app, and froze. Her account was drained. Panic surged through her, but she quickly calmed it down. There was no time for panic. She needed to act. Throwing on her black business casual shirt and blue pants, she hurried out of her nearly empty apartment, her footsteps echoing through the hall. The elevator ride felt eternal, each floor adding to her anxiety. When the doors finally opened, she almost ran out, heading straight for the office. The familiar scent of coffee and paper greeted her as she entered the building, but something felt off. She saw a woman sitting at her desk as she entered the office. The woman looked up, then walked out of the office toward the CEO's office. Perplexed, Juliana walked to the locked office door and peeped through