"What's the matter, sir?" Williams enquired anxiously with a delectable touch of curiosity as he tried hard to glean what had suddenly cropped up to necessitate Robert's call.
But before he could get his answer, Robert swiftly cut off the call, again leaving Williams in a somewhat insecure state.
Wide-eyed with surprise, his mind coursed on with different possibilities: what could have served as a reason for such an immediate dismissal?
He asked himself in his mind, "Robert doesn't have to be mad at me; he just promoted me and I've been diligently working to meet his expectations, so what could have gone wrong?"
"I need to make him happy," Williams resolved, his determination replenished by wanting to make everything right again and normal with their working relationship.
He took a de
