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I resist the urge to throw her against the nearest wall or actually shoot her to get rid of her once and for all. The alternative is that I have to help this woman reach her ambition in exchange for keeping this whole situation under wraps. I don’t even like Rai, not that I like anyone, per se, but the reason why I dislike her more than most is her holier-than-thou attitude and unbending personality that could be snapped like a twig. It doesn’t help that she has a lot of moral ‘shackles,’ and I can’t possibly have her as an ally since we disagree on almost everything. So now, I have to give up an important position at V Corp to her when I could’ve used it as leverage to gain a more valuable ally. If Sasha weren’t in the picture, I wouldn’t have to take these extreme measures, but she is in the picture, and I couldn’t remove her even if I wanted to. I focus on Rai’s expectant face. “You lack experience and allies, in that order. You need to work on that first before you ask for a vote.