Checking her emails eagerly, she hoped to see a reply to one of the missives she had sent off. But there was nothing.Her final move had been to place a call to the UK’s Chartered Institute of HR Professionals. Vanessa Evans had obviously gone through the certification process, and was proud of it, judging by the fact she had included the membership acronym in her signature. Ginny had been bounced around a few departments before landing with a harried-sounding woman. Her tone softened after hearing of Ginny’s plight. She was an HR professional after all and knew the importance of a thorough reference check.‘I’ll see what I can do, love,’ she’d said, when Ginny asked for help tracking down Vanessa Evans, formerly of Raddle & Smyth.But it was the week before Christmas. Everyone was slowing down, taking early leave, parking requests, emails, projects, lists … everything, until the New Year. Ginny’s phone rang, interrupting her thoughts and she grimaced when she heard Robert’s voice.‘I’ve just had a very interesting call from Daniel Baire.
