Illusion ii

"clack".

He closed the door behind him and breathed an air of relief.

He has managed to sort through the issue of picking an image to help promote their new product,

a task that is very demanding and involves a sizeable amount of brain power.

Picking the wrong image could lead to a huge flop in the product promotion, meaning a loss to the company, and the one that will be held responsible is the chief, but the chief will eventually direct it back to him, the team leader of the project.

In a company, the one destined to take the grunt of the company loss are always the ones at the lowest position, or the ones with less authority and connection.

He might hate his job where he gets less free time and more overtime, but that does not mean he is ready to quit it when he has a family of two to feed.

***

The lady noticed the sound of footsteps coming closer to her,

In panic, she hid what she was distracted with at the back of her system and put on a poker face.