Jocelyn's pov My phone didn’t stop buzzing.At first, I ignored it because meetings always came with distractions, and I wasn’t about to look unserious in front of the board over the notifications. But it kept going, and it wasn’t just mine. A few others around the table started shifting on their seat, glancing at their screens, then at me, then quickly away like they had seen something they weren’t supposed to.That was when I knew something more had dropped.I picked up my phone slowly, not wanting to show any urgency, but the moment I unlocked it, the headlines hit me all at once.I didn’t react immediately. I just read one article, then another, then more.An image of me stepping out of a car late at night was attached. It was blurry but clear enough.I locked my phone and placed it back on the table like nothing had happened.“Continue,” I said.The man presenting looked unsure, then nodded and kept talking, but his voice had lost its rhythm. Nobody was paying attention anymore.
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