His workplace had that weird kind of energy again — the one that meant gossip was spreading faster than emails

Benjamin had just sat down with his coffee when he heard it: Stephen’s daughter was joining the company. The same Stephen who once forgot his own birthday during a staff meeting. Nobody even knew he had kids, and now one of them was apparently part of the Graphic Design department.

“Fantastic,” Benjamin muttered under his breath. “Another one raised by the king of chaos.”

He tried to focus on his monitor, typing aimlessly just to look busy. But then the elevator opened, and the whole floor turned quiet for a second. The newcomer walked in — confident, polite, obviously trying to make a good impression