Chapter 148

L&M Design Studio wasn't large, and Kayla only stayed because of Nathan. If it weren't for Nathan, she would have had better opportunities elsewhere. But it was precisely because that person's name was Nathan. Kayla normally didn't concern herself with her coworkers' personal lives. Valeria seemed sweet. And sure, some people only acted that way. But Valeria wasn't like that. Valeria had been with the company for three years, and Kayla had worked alongside her the entire time. Kayla knew exactly what kind of person Valeria was. She was also well aware of the gossip and backhanded comments people in the company made about Valeria. But Valeria was impressive. She was the kind of person who made every compliment feel earned. At the dinner that night, there was a distributor visiting from Elaris, and Valeria even spoke a bit of Elarian with him. The company wasn't big, and Kayla didn't interact with Valeria much on a daily basis, but moments like this still caught her off guard. "Va