If only I was aware of how paper-thin the walls of the office were, I wouldn’t have raised my voice like that. Now, after being escorted out of the office by the nurse, I am face-to-face with an extremely ticked-off Zander.

“Care to explain what happened there, Michael?”

“R-relax, Zander! Mikey has a valid reason for his outburst, right?” Kathrynn holds him back by his arm as she peeks from behind him with a concerned look.

Of course, I don’t want to drag them into my problems. Zander tends to make issues regarding the group a big thing, even though it’s not… more often than not. But this issue that...