“I am up for the task, sir. I can move it along faster.”
Cook was quiet for a time and then he said, “I'm disappointed, Sean. I can give you a few more days. If we don't have measurable progress within that time, I'm going to have to pull you from this project and give it to someone else.”
Sean nodded. “I can do it. You'll see the progress you want for sure.”
“All right, Sean. Just know that this is your last shot.”
“Yes, sir,” Sean replied.
“That's all for now.”
“Yes, sir, “Sean said again. He stood and walked back through the house stinging from the rebuke. He couldn't lose all that this project and what it would bring him. He told himself that he had to make something happen quickly. He had three or four days, so something better start happening now. As he walked to his car, he lo
