On top of that, he had placed my name on the company’s internal oversight board.
“Is this some kind of joke?”
Daniel shook his head.
“No.”
At that exact moment, the office door opened.
William walked in.
For the first time, I didn’t see him as a powerful CEO.
I saw a very old man who looked like he hadn’t slept all night.
I immediately said,
“You scared me.”
He didn’t try to defend himself.
“I know.”
“You made me think you had completely different intentions.”
“I know.”
“Then why didn’t you tell me the truth?”
He sat across from me.
“Because everyone around me knows exactly what to say when they want something from me. I wanted to see what you would do when you didn’t know you were being evaluated.”
I was
still angry.
“That was a terrible way to do it.”
He nodded.
