Chapter 97

VAL

Pai is standing next to my desk.

"Are you okay?" she asks, sounding alarmed. "He seems a bit agitated."

"He's a huge stupid jerk," I reply.

"What happened?"

"The Pigren project wasn't approved."

"And he took it out on you?"

"Just a little. He didn't let me participate in the meeting."

"As if you would pay attention to anything other than his pants after our lunch conversation," I hold back lau