A week had passed since the incident with the cat, so Nora decided to get back into her routine. Even though her boss had insisted she take a few more days off, she wanted to return to work—her hands were much better now.

“Any new gossip?” she asked Lidia, who had followed her to the office.

“How did you know?” Lidia replied with another question, practically bouncing with excitement; gossip was her favorite pastime.

“I don’t think you followed me all the way here just because you missed me that much,” Nora said with a smirk, flopping into her reclining chair.

“How could you think that of me?” Lidia feigned...