Alina didn’t take her eyes off Aiden as she stretched her arms and gave a small, tired chuckle. “After hours of just sitting around doing nothing, Charlotte finally gave me some work. But then she kept handing me more, saying I didn’t do them right.”

Aiden glanced around, and his eyes landed on the stack of folders beside her. He walked over and picked one up. “How many did she give you?”

“I lost count,” Alina said with a sigh. “At first, I thought I was doing ...