22 Her Shield

Calantha had taken a day off to rest, but it didn’t seem like all of her stress could be resolved in just a day's rest. She thought that the reason her boyfriend was acting differently was because of Alexandra, the new trainee he brought. She was younger than Calantha, but she was nowhere near her beauty. Calantha didn’t understand what exactly was in Alexandra that made her stand out. When they met, she tried to question Freiherr on several occasions, but she never wanted to be the cause of his problems. It was not like every day they met was a day for her to be accused of something, but she didn’t want to start an argument deliberately. When she returned to work, she found that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the Executive Department. She definitely knew who was responsible for the sudden change in atmosphere. She subconsciously glanced at Alexandra’s workstation but found no one to be there. The files on her desk needed to be included as well. She wasn’t s