Chapter 17: The Third OptionThe man in the sharkskin suit smiled smugly.
“Rebecca took me on a tour the other day. This really is quite a place,” he said to Dr. Lutkin.
His name was Peter Roark, and he was an executive from PHEA. He had come back with Rebecca to meet with Dr. Lutkin in his office.
“Thank you,” said Dr. Lutkin, doubting Peter’s sincerity.
Dr. Lutkin was so tired of having to deal with PHEA. Working with them wasn’t his idea. He had been hoping another alternative would eventually present itself, but so far it hadn’t. And so, for the past five years, he had been stuck with them, having these dreadful meetings with an ever-changing cast of characters since PHEA was constantly hiring and firing new executives. He had hoped in vain that they might find some harmonious way t
