Jason’s Struggles
The meeting began with Jason fumbling through the usual updates, his anxious gaze flitting around the room, carefully avoiding mine. I gave him a reassuring look, trying to steady his nerves, but his halting speech and uneasy rhythm only amplified the tension everyone could feel. It was obvious he was doing his best to downplay the rising undercurrents, but no matter how hard he tried, a reckoning was on its way.
Jason’s Struggles
Derek’s Dominance
Derek dominated the meeting with smug ease, brushing off suggestions as if they were beneath him, his arrogance on full display—as though he were the one in charge, not me. Each dismissive comment only sharpened my focus, a steady reminder that he’d either forgotten or chosen to ignore the chain of command. The chance to put him back in his place couldn’t come soon enough, his unchecked confidence swirling in my thoughts like an approaching storm.
Derek’s Dominance
