“Why are you here?”

“Well, why are you here too?”

“Did you follow me?”

“Hey! What if it's actually you who followed me?”

The accusing questions were exchanged in a rapid back-and-forth, immediately drawing the attention of everyone in the room.

“Um... sorry. Do you two know each other?”

Sret!

Vonda and Max both turned to Howard Davis, the head of the human resources department. They stared at the middle-aged man, who blinked back in confusion, especially when they answered simultaneously.

“No.”

“Yes.”

Howard was taken aback by their different responses.

“Huh?”

Vonda and Max exchanged glances again. Just as Howard asked again, they looked at each other.

“Do you...