‘Only two, I think. Almost there, man. Congratulations.’
Tony felt his anxiety explode into fury. Congratulations? That burned. The company didn’t care that he worked harder than any other engineer. Or that his opinions didn’t get respected at meetings because he didn’t have the right title. They just cared that he was their workhorse. Their green-card captive, who said ‘yes’ and ‘OK’ to everything.
His hand twitched – the way it did before he lashed out at Tammy. The dentist, the landlord, the mailman. He gripped the chair handle. Kim had warned him. Don’t lose your temper. He had to control himself. He should thank Elijah and walk away, but he couldn’t. Ask for what you’re worth. Curtis would support that, but the company thought that he was worth nothing. He was never going to get en
