Chapter 105

Truly, nothing ever escaped Brandon's notice. I stepped away from him and tried to alleviate the awkwardness. "You overstepped just now. Conrad is my superior. How could you just assign work to him?" "He's a late-joiner. If I don't assign work to him, are we going to wait for him to assign work to us?" I couldn't find any way to refute Brandon's words. Conrad was competent, but he didn't understand the work that Brandon and I were doing. "Why? Do you want to team up with him?" Brandon suddenly asked. "Not at all," I denied, then looked at him. I caught a glimpse of a smile that disappeared quickly. I worked with Brandon as usual, and Conrad didn't come over again. However, Kara rushed over and asked, "Maddie, what happened? Is Mr. Gildon here to monitor our progress?" "Yes, and he's going to focus on monitoring you. He'll be on a team with you and participate in the testing." Kara's eyes widened when she heard my words. She immediately protested, "Maddie, that shouldn't