The designers normally started at eight-thirty, so Claire had arrived early. Apart from her, there was only one young woman around her age in the entire department.
Sitting at the workstation in the far corner, the woman kept sneaking glances at Claire.
Claire wasn't particularly talkative. She simply smiled and nodded at her before waiting quietly.
People gradually began arriving.
Some greeted her warmly. Some smiled and walked past. Others ignored her completely.
But Nora still hadn't appeared.
Suddenly, a commotion broke out at the entrance to the design department.
"How many times do I have to say it? Stop assigning me pretty faces who are useless!"
"But Claire—"
"What about her? Is she more important than I am? Are you trying to force me to quit? If I leave, this entire desig
