“That project is indeed good. But it is USELESS right now. If you think that you can solve the problem with that, then you are wrong, Miss Dale.”

A deafening silence echoed inside the office. Marie didn’t expect Adira to oppose Isa’s idea this much. And so, she was thinking of a way how to lighten up the mood. Yet before she could, Isa’s voice returned in an unusually cold tone.

“Can you tell me where it went wrong? ADIRA.”

Adira.

Adira.

Her own name rang inside Adira’s ear. Instead of calling her in a more formal way, Isa dared to utter Adira’s name as if they were close. But...