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As if David would stick around Walter’s side at a time like this. What was he, looking for trouble? No way he wanted to end up like that other assistant, getting chewed out until he was a blubbering mess!
“Wait a second.”
Walter’s eyebrows arched like the blade of a sword, his piercing eyes locking onto David. “David, remind me, what’s your role again? I seem to have a bit of a memory lapse.”
David eyed Walter warily.
Could a bout of anger reduce cognitive abilities? No, definitely not. Thus, this loaded question from Walter had to have a hidden agenda.
If he could not grasp the underlying message, all he could do was… give a straight answer.
“I’m here to assist you with whatever you need, sir.”
“Good.” His response was sharp and clear, no beating around the bush.
Walter shot him an approving look, a rare smile playing at the corners of his usually stern lips.
“Question answered. Can I get out of here now?’ thought David.
He gazed at Walter hopefully while his inner self was practically on its knees, begging for an out.
Unfortunately… It seemed Walter had just thought of something, his voice tinged with confusion, “I don’t recall giving you any tasks, so what exactly are you busy with back at your desk?”
There it was.
David felt as if he had been struck by an arrow straight to the heart.
“Uh… I–I was just…”
Before spilling the beans, David decided to test the waters. “Boss, do you want the truth or something more… palatable?”
Walter’s eyes gleamed with mischief as he looked at David’s clearly troubled face. “What do you think?”
That one question sent David’s survival instincts into overdrive.
“Well, the more palatable version is, I was trying to get a jump on the workload, doing everything I can to lighten your load.”
“What about the other version?” Walter gave him a sidelong glance.
“Look, we all know you’re not exactly happy today. Everyone’s walking on eggshells, scared they’ll mess up and make things worse. So they’ve been coming to me first, hoping I’d give the docs a once–over and save us from another… well… David gestured toward the door. “Another meltdown like we just had.”
David felt a twinge of guilt when he thought about the girl who had been on the receiving end of Walter’s Temper. He had thought any boss with half a brain would not lash out at her like that.
It seemed he was dead wrong. He could not exactly say Walter was slacking off, but something big must
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have happened to distract Mr. Workaholic himself from his job.
“So, about that plan from earlier, you checked it out?” Walter zeroed in on what David was hinting at and cut to the chase. “Spill it. What do you think?”
Ever since Walter took up that job as a guest professor at Avalon University, he would pick up this annoying habit of grilling people with questions. David, his shadow of an assistant, bore the brunt of it.
David mulled it over and decided it was safer to keep his mouth shut. If Walter had a beef with the plan, it had to have some flaws. He was not about to pla
