“Well played.”
ETHAN
We
have a meeting with the marketing department at nine a.m., so I go upstairs to
the conference room on the third floor to prepare before Paul arrives. I take a
seat opposite Paul’s seat. Ethan informed me Paul would be making a
presentation. Ten minutes later, everyone is there. Paul arrives with Georgina
and three other members of the marketing department. I memorized their names
yesterday.
He
greets everyone, thanks us for being there, and without wasting time, begins by
reminding us about the issues of this campaign. He is explaining to all that
our margin of error is nonexistent when my phone starts ringing. Everyone turns
to me, and I look at the screen with a falsely sorry smile.
“If
Lexi is calling me at work, it must be important. I promise, it
