Chapter 3 - Stepping Into the CEO Office
I placed my hand against the biometric scanner embedded beside the heavy mahogany double doors of the chief executive suite.
The security panel flashed a brilliant emerald green, and the heavy electronic locks disengaged with a satisfying mechanical click.
Camila rushed forward, her heels clicking frantically against the marble floor as she tried to block my path once again.
“Stop right there! You have no authorization to touch those doors!” she shrieked, panic suddenly cracking her icy facade.
I pushed the doors wide open, revealing a sprawling, sunlit corner office overlooking the glittering Manhattan skyline and Hudson River.
“Authorization?” I turned slowly to face her, letting the full weight of my six years of corporate turnaround experience settle into my gaze.
“I don’t need authorization to enter my own office, Ms. Reyes,” I stated, my voice echoing clearly through the expansive suite.
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Camila froze in the doorway, her mouth parting in silent horror as she looked from my calm expression to the empty executive desk.
“That... that is Mr. Montalvo’s secondary conference room... the CEO office is on the sixty-seventh floor,” she stammered weakly.
