Mail app malfunctioning, sending through wrong email

I have several emails keychained to my Mail app. I have also been using an email account which I share with several others for work related matters. This particular email is not in my keychain on the app. However, whenever I use the app to send emails, it always automatically sends through this work email. I don't understand why. I make it a point to check which email account I am sending from, but even then it inadvertantly sends from that one particular email.
HELP!

First, make sure you have an outgoing mail account corresponding to each of your incoming mail accounts. The user names must match. Then make sure the right outgoing account is selected when you send. You can change the default selection in
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