"There's an additional discussion from the backend team tonight. Only for those concerned about performance efficiency."
The message came in on the team's internal Slack at 9:48 p.m. From Bobby.
Victoria froze in front of her laptop for two minutes because the message didn't mention Nadine. Not at all.
"If you want to create an exclusive group, at least don't be so obvious, Bobby," Victoria muttered softly before finally closing her laptop and resting her head on the sofa.
For some time now, the atmosphere in the Product Development team has been like a slowly cracking glass floor. It wasn't about to shatter immediately, but every wrong step could cause everything to collapse. Bobby wasn't just vocal anymore—he was building barriers. Initiating discussions without the main team's knowl
