"Sheila, what's wrong?" Eileen patiently inquired, noticing Sheila's silence.

Sheila looked up, glanced at Eileen, then back again, before finally speaking under Eileen's encouraging gaze. "Eileen, can I join the Lawson Group?"

Eileen chuckled after hearing this. "You want to join the Lawson Group with me?"

Biting her lip, Sheila nodded, then quickly added, "Eileen, I absolutely don't want to latch onto you... wait, that's not right, I mean, I do want to follow you and learn from you..."

By the end of her statement, Sheila had confused herself, her face flushing red.

"I understand what you mean." Eileen laughed.

Hearing Eileen's gentle tone, Sheila immediately fell silent, looking at...