176 Staying the Night

Adler thought Calantha was talking about Parkerfall and said, "That girl only studies people's psychology, not this kind of stuff." Whenever Calantha talked about Parkerfall, he always seemed wary of her. Not that he always said something that would make Calantha wary of Parkerfall. He really didn’t trust that lady to be with those he cared about. Adler thought that Parkerfall was never up to a good and would land herself in trouble. Calantha was surprised. "Huh? Do you know who I'm talking about? Do you know Maya, too?" Realizing his mistake, Adler coughed and said, "Maya, right? Go on." Calantha guessed who Adler had initially referred to and smiled. "I met Maya at the candy factory. She's a workshop supervisor there and the main producer of the poisoned candies. From what I know, she has a strong background in chemistry, though it's unclear why she ended up there." "I got it," Adler said. I'll invite her to work in our lab under my name." Calantha reminded him, "Maya is a