When Erik walked into the office, he found a strangely peaceful atmosphere.
Laurent and Janssen were having a hot drink near the vending machine, apparently happily chatting; Meyer was at her desk, and from what he could see on her screen she was reading the day's news with an indifferent expression.
Only Hoffman talked animatedly on the phone, but his office was separated from the open space in which the junior staff worked by transparent and sound-proof walls, so Erik had no way of telling what the call was about.
He found Zoe Hernandez at her desk, staring at the computer screen with a look of concentration.
"Good morning," he greeted her.
"Hey there," she replied, not taking her eyes off the screen.
Erik pressed the power button of his own computer and looked around while waitin
