The moment I pushed open the conference room door every conversation died mid sentence. Papers froze in hands. Chairs straightened. Twenty department heads stared at me as if the air had suddenly changed weight.
I did not know what that look on their faces meant. Maybe they had not seen me this determined before. Or maybe my dark under eye circles were worth staring at.
Managers from Events, Catering, PR, Finance, Security, Logistics, Hospitality, Guest Relations and others all dressed in their suits straightened immediately as I headed for my seat. Even the usually lazy IT head looked like he had swallowed a ruler.
Somewhere in the corner was Ayla with her laptop open and ready to take the minutes of the meeting.
I could see the look on everyone's face. They had questions to ask.
Questions like
Why were we summoned this early morning
Why was she calling this emergency meeting
And yes they were probably curious about my dark under eye circles.
