Supriya Mishra Chapter 1: Clash of Codes Ayesha Mehra stood in the middle of the buzzing tech office, staring at the whiteboard covered in complicated diagrams, code snippets, and post-it notes with deadlines scribbled in frantic handwriting. The pressure of the launch date loomed over her like a storm cloud. She had always been the type of person to thrive in a high-pressure environment, but the recent series of miscommunications between her team and the higher-ups had pushed her to the edge. The startup was at a critical juncture, and Ayesha, one of the lead developers, knew that everything depended…