Chapter 124

XAVIER'S POV I wasn't listening to the rest of what the project manager was going on about. ‘Rush the release. Contingency budget.’ I gritted my teeth and pounded my pen onto the table harder than I intended. "This project plan was supposed to be completed by now. Why can't you get it, right?" The room shifted. I could see sweat stains on Thomas's forehead attempting to open his mouth again. "We're trying to consider the system as a whole—" "I don't care about any system that you're working with." I moved in closer to him, low, cold tone. "You were given budget, time, and three deadline extensions in a row one after the other. Why haven't I gotten a perfect project plan?" Thomas blinked. "S-Sir?" They were interrupted by my phone ringing. I checked to see that it was Aria calling. I sighed and left it on voicemail. Whatever it was, I could wait. I needed to clean up things here as fast as I could so I could go back home before Kimberly’s birthday. I had planned to tell her everything t