387 Are you alright?

Lina wondered if she should inform Kaden. She had just finished four meetings after Altantis, each one taking thirty minutes. Now, Lina was in the car ride being taken to the restaurant she agreed on. She refused to let the ball be in his court, for he could've done something to her.

Lina almost laughed and cried at the realization—she no longer trusted Atlantis. The boy that held her hand in secondary school, the one that beat her bullies up, the one that reassured her it was going to be okay, this friend she grew up cherishing… stabbed her in the back. 

Lina shakily exhaled at the thought. The memories of her youth were bitter-sweet. She wished she could relive those moments one more time. Was it to change the course of things? Was it to see it happen before her eyes again?

"Director, are you alright?" Estella's warm voice filled the vehicle air. She glanced up at the sound of her Boss's sharp breathing. She saw Lina's crumbled expression.