phone. "Are you serious, Mike? Over

a harsh, unbe

' re just having a tantrum bec

e always did this, minimized my feelings, my

" I said, my voice quiet but

ing to annoyance. "We have a company to run. Y

hung

, her words echoing.

a fleeting mood, a

k, unbidden, to Lia

many from top graduates at UT Austin and Texas A&M, bright k

gree from a community college and zero tech or sales experience. Hi

overruling a unanimous HR

meeting, her gaze sweeping over us. "Fresh perspectives. Liam brings

ght nothing but a pretty face

tware engineer they' d recruited. A brilliant coder, hardwork

rn into the

umed. "Innovatech is a premium brand! We need

stayed silent, for the sake of peace, for the sa

fresh layer of understandi

ttern. I' d just been too blind, or to

ust a car. It was a