Chapter 127

"Welcome to the team, Ms. Crown." This time, it was Xander who extended his hand to me. He then had someone take me to complete the onboarding process. In less than half an hour, I was officially hired. That was when it hit me: Chris hadn't approved my resignation yet. But if it came to that, I'd just talk to Zack. He'd definitely let me leave. My phone had been buzzing in my pocket, and it had already vibrated several times while I was talking to Xander. It was a call from Lisa. "Where are you? I'm off today. Wanna hang out?" she asked. It was rare for her to have a day off. Recently, she had been working overtime because of the baby boom. "What's going on? Is everyone on maternity leave already?" I teased. "Yeah. It's like everyone's having babies all at once, and then suddenly, no one is," Lisa complained, not for the first time. People nowadays were savvy at family planning by blending science with superstition. They meticulously scheduled everything from conception to d