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"You sent that girl away? I honestly thought you'd keep her around, maybe even adopt her," Yvette teased.

Karina choked on her water, launching into a series of startled coughs. "Adopt her? What nonsense are you talking about? She's an adult! How would that even work?"

The thought alone was absurd. Adopting a grown woman? Not only was it unfeasible, but considering their earlier dynamic as semi-rivals, it was outright bizarre. Just imagining it gave Karina goosebumps.

Yvette, unfazed, leaned lazily against Karina's desk, sipping from her water cup like she hadn't just said something ridiculous. "Anyway, I heard you've taken on a new research project?"

Karina shot her a skeptical glance. "How do you always hear about these things so quickly?"

Yvette smirked. "Please, who do you think I am? They call me the *Queen of Internal Medicine Gossip.* Now, spill!"

but nothing's been finalized yet. I heard they're organizing a visit to the main headquarters soon, but I haven't

similar research projects before and thought she would be used to the process by now. But this one was different. The moment she read the project proposal, she had been stunned and then eagerly

to ask Wilfred directly. He was swamped with responsibilities, and she didn't want to bother him over something that felt

exclaimed, clapping her hands, her voice jumping several octaves in excitement. "Who said it hasn't been finalized? It's been decided for days. You've just been so busy taking care of that girl that no one had the chance to tell you."

thought for

even heard you might be going

her expression skeptical. "I'll need to confirm it first," she said, trying to hide her own

Wilfred's office. Her steps quickened with every second, and by the time she burst through the door, she was

and knowing. "By the look on your

nodded, catching her breath. "So,

everything." Wilfred stood and went to the water dispenser, filling a glass and carefully adjusting the temperature