A short notification made Carina pause. “Nay.”
Nayla’s steps halted just as she was walking out of the courtroom. She turned, lifting an eyebrow slightly. For a moment, she stared at Carina’s phone screen as it was held up toward her.
“Sorry, Nay. I have to go now.” There was a weight in Carina’s gaze that couldn’t be put into words.
Nayla smiled. “It’s okay. Go.”
From the very beginning, they had agreed that aside from working with Nayla, Carina would continue taking on her freelance projects as a project manager. This time, an important meeting had come up, one that, unfortunately, couldn’t be postponed.
“What about you, Nay? You okay?”
“Yup. I’m with Adrian.”
Carina remained where she stood, hesitation written all over her.
“It’s okay, Carina.”
Nayla gave her right arm a gentle
