"Have you made up your mind? This will be for at least two years, and if I report to headquarters and they approve, there's no taking it back," my boss, who had been grooming and looking out for me, Michael, looked at me, confirming again and again.

"Mm-hmm," I nodded.

"Celia, if you decide to participate in the headquarters' elite training program, I'll apply to be transferred back to headquarters."

"Boss, you..."

"Celia... What I said to you in the hospital three years ago was serious. If you've truly made up your mind this time, could you give me a chance to be your priority? Of course, no matter what...