I quietly waited on the side without interrupting. After a while, their discussion came to an end and I apologized,

"Sorry, I'm late." Dave smiled and said, "No problem. I know you had to send your child to school. That's more important than anything else." Dexter also greeted me, "Good morning, Aimee." We walked to the research area together and exchanged information about the project on the way. "By the way, I forgot to mention that I am officially joining the research starting today. Mr. Finger, please take care of me."

Dave suddenly turned to Dexter. Dexter smiled politely, "With your addition, I'm sure our research will be even smoother."...