"You need to remove your mask and hat. That's not how we dress here in the institute," Sheri demanded, leveraging her position as the leader of all project teams.

Norah spun around, her dark gaze locking onto Sheri's.

"Can't you understand? I don't work here, so you can't boss me around," Norah said with a flawless accent, carrying a hint of Lochdeer's inflection.