Carissa felt the weight of Nikki's words bearing down on her, a mixture of defiance and frustration bubbling within her. As their eyes locked in a silent battle of wills, Carissa braced herself for what was to come.
Nikki's voice was low, yet laced with an unmistakable edge. "I really am not the Nikki you once knew," she murmured, her tone dripping with bitterness.
Carissa met her gaze head-on, her own voice steady despite the turmoil brewing inside her. "Maybe I never once knew you well," she retorted, refusing to back down.
But Nikki wasn't finished. With a cold determination in her eyes, she delivered her ultimatum. "You just have to do one thing, Carissa," she declared. "I want your shadow to stay far away from my brother because you are a curse to him. In simpler terms, I'm telling you to resign."
Carissa's brows furrowed in disbelief. "Resign? Nikki, I don't—"
