As he powered down, he thought about what might happen when Brad presented it. Confusion? Laughter? Fury? He almost felt bad for the others in the room. Almost. But corporate collateral damage, he decided, was a necessary part of evolution. The ecosystem had to correct itself eventually.
The following days brought flickers of doubt. What if someone double-checked the deck before the meeting? What if IT logs revealed he’d made edits? Or worse, what if Brad somehow twisted it back on him—as he’d done a dozen times before? Ethan could almost hear the accusation already forming.