She flashed a warm smile, her eyes twinkling with recognition. "Jackson? Is that really you?"
He nodded, still struggling to connect the dots. "Yeah, that's me. I'm sorry, but I'm having a bit of trouble..."
The woman's smile widened. "Oh, don't worry! I wasn't sure myself at first. I saw you in the lobby earlier and thought, 'No way, that can't be Jackson.' But then I couldn't shake the feeling, you know? So I decided to see if it was you. Crazy coincidence, huh?"
"Yeah, talk about a small world. I'm sure I've seen you before, but I'm drawing a complete blank on where. It's like my brain decided to take a coffee break at the worst possible moment."
The woman laughed. "Oh, don't beat yourself up about it. It has been a while. I'm Isabella. We used to work together at Delta Corp, rememb
