"The drone program we sold them just malfunctioned during the final demonstration! The flight control system keeps failing intermittently, and the path-planning is completely scrambled!"

"The client is furious. We have to fix it today, no matter what!"

In the background, I could hear chaos—raised voices, arguments, the sound of panic spreading through a crowd.

I waited until she finished before speaking, my tone deliberately unhurried.

There wasn't a trace of emotion in my voice. "President Schmidt, I think you've called the wrong person."

"I already resigned. Any technical issues at the company should be handled by the one who won the five million bonus—Lester. I'm sure he's still working overtime every night, right?"