Isla POV

My gaze went back to the Chairman, who stood before us, leaning on his cane.

"Recently, this firm has faced serious security breaches."

Security breaches?

"It has come to my attention that someone accessed our internal system to send a fraudulent message-luring an employee into an isolated hallway where they were attacked."

I felt the weight of every gaze in the room. They were remembering the day I had been beaten-the blood, the bruises, the rumors that followed. I wanted to shrink into my seat.

I furrowed my brow, my pulse quickening. Vivienne sat perfectly still, her face calm. She wasn't worried. And I was certain that she...