Just as Crystal started thinking she wouldn't be needed and planned to prepare something to drink for her boss, James suddenly turned around and asked for help.
He leaned in close and whispered, "I'm going to need you to find out who hacked our system for me. Also, I updated the firewall I had created to a much stronger one."
The proximity and James' unexpected request caught Crystal off guard, flushing her cheeks red, a reaction she wasn't even aware of.
Startled by the sudden intensity of her reaction, she instinctively took a few steps back as if trying to create a physical distance between them akin to shielding herself from a scorching inferno.
James, caught off guard by her response, furrowed his brow in surprise and confusion.
He struggled to comprehend why she seemed to recoil from his presence with such palpable aversion.
