Charles left William's office with a grim expression. If Randall hadn't asked him to involve William in handling Iris' thesis issue, he wouldn't have stepped foot here. William was Randall's assistant, but in terms of power, he was practically the second-in-command. Randall trusted him implicitly, not only relaying many important decisions through him but also delegating a lot of the dirty work to him. Charles had come early to discuss the thesis, but William had treated him like he was some child throwing a tantrum. He handed Charles the printed thesis and said, "Sir, perhaps you haven't read this thesis yet." This was not the way to handle the issue. "I've read it," Charles said, trying to regain control. "Blocking a thesis based on the authorization of just one or two interviewees

