The days after the rescue were supposed to bring peace. Maya hoped that after Anika was safe, things would go back to normal. But they didn’t. In fact, everything got worse.

At first, there were only whispers—small things that Maya could ignore. A few people stared at her longer than usual when she walked into a room. Some designers, who once smiled and greeted her kindly, now looked away or quickly found reasons to leave the conversation.

Then, it began online.

Maya didn’t notice it right away. She had been staying offline, trying to focus on work and Elias’s recovery. But one morning, she opened her email and saw an...