Monday Morning, August 9th, 2022 - Nike Italy Headquarters, Milan
Sophia's heels clicked against the polished marble as she ended the call with Demien, her phone still warm against her palm; the conversation had left her smiling, and the knot in her chest felt looser than it had in days.
The elevator doors opened on the third floor, and she stepped into the corridor where voices carried through the conference room door—executive voices, sharp and overlapping, the kind that meant someone was fighting for budget allocation.
She paused outside the door, straightened her blazer, and checked her reflection in the glass partition; the smile faded, replaced by something harder, more focused.
Time to work.
