Kate glanced at her watch and demanded to know why I was so late. Then she turned to the stranger. "Mr. Hansen, this is Ian Fox, the one you wanted to see."
"He's always been lax—late arrivals, early departures. No sense of time whatsoever."
Nolan chimed in from the side. "Lax? When he was here, he was practically lawless!"
They did it on purpose. That's why Kate hadn't blown up earlier—she'd wanted me to keep the boss waiting. Tank his impression of me before I even walked in.
"You're Ian Fox from the sales department?"
"You think you can waltz out of here after leaving the company in shambles? One resignation letter doesn't cut it."
His tone was no different from Kate's.
Sure enough, the rot starts at the top.
"Why I resigned—Ms. Matthews knows that best."
Kate stared at me with ice in her eyes.
"Every single employee in sales gave you negative reviews. Are you saying they're all wrong?"
When she wanted something done, she'd use any means necessary.
Rhys signaled for us to set aside personal grudges for now.
"Ian, the Dragon Rise project—that was yours before, wasn't it?"
"There are issues now. Handle it."
I glanced at Nolan, smug as ever nearby, then at Kate.