As she arrived at the office, Kiara was greeted by the familiar buzz of activity - colleagues chatting, phones ringing, and keyboards clacking - as everyone settled into their workstations.
Just as Kiara was getting settled, a gentle tap on her shoulder from behind startled her. She spun around to face Nolan, who was standing there with a friendly smile.
"You're safe here, Kiara - you're at work, no one can harm you," Nolan said with a chuckle, teasing her about her reaction to his sudden tap on the shoulder.
Kiara playfully smacked her forehead, laughing at her own jumpiness. "I guess I'm just a little jumpy today - it caught me off guard!"
"By the way, did you get my message? You took off pretty quickly the other day - everything okay? Was something bothering you?" Nolan asked.
"No, no, everything's fine," Kiara replied with a wave of her hand. "I just had to dash off and catch up with something quickly. All good!"