Chapter 122 Finding Intel

• My return to the office was met with a sense of trepidation. The scandal had created an invisible barrier between me and my coworkers, and I couldn't help but feel like an outsider in the place that had once been my second home. But I had a mission, a task given to me by Penny, and I was determined to see it through.
• As I walked through the office, I tried to approach my coworkers discreetly, hoping to glean some information about Erickson's behavior. I needed something concrete to help Penny in her quest to clear my name and salvage my reputation.
• But my attempts to engage my colleagues were met with icy silence. They averted their eyes, busying themselves with their work as if I were invisible. The jealousy and resentment that had simmered beneath the surface were now palpable, and I couldn't help but feel their hostility.