Alina didn’t take her eyes off Aiden as she stretched her arms and gave a small, tired chuckle. “After hours of just sitting around doing nothing, Charlotte finally gave me some work. But then she kept handing me more, saying I didn’t do them right.” Aiden glanced around, and his eyes landed on the stack of folders beside her. He walked over and picked one up. “How many did she give you?” “I lost count,” Alina said with a sigh. “At first, I thought I was doing something wrong… but now I know she’s just messing with me.” Aiden’s jaw tensed as he flipped through one of the folders. “Why didn’t you tell me?” “Well, I thought maybe if I just did what she wanted, it would stop.” Aiden turned to Jesse, who simply shrugged. “I’ve been busy all day. I had no idea.” Aiden looked back at

