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Sounds good to me. I’ve got plans, but nothing I can’t cancel. And I do want to have a very serious conversation tonight, Cornelius. I’m touched by the gesture, but not so touched that I’ve forgotten why you made it. 
Stay put, do as I told you to do, and wait for Greta to sort it out. I’m sure she’ll be along directly.
Look, I’ve got a million and one things to do right now, so I really can’t get into this. But what do you say about us going out tonight? I’ll get us a nice room at the new five star, and we can dine and talk in comfort, and not have to worry about anything else for a while. I know it’s short notice, but it’s the best compromise I’ve got right now. I really don’t want to get into this when I’ve got a day of putting out work-related fires ahead of me already, and you know how seeing you always relaxes me.
What consequences? You keep telling me you’re going to leave that bitch anyway. But every time I ask you when, you tell me that it’ll be when the time is right. Maybe I should have asked you this a long time ago, but I want you to tell me, here and now: what will it take for the time to be “right”?
There seems to have been some sort of communication failure, sir. Mr, ah, Peet, says that he was not informed that I would be joining him, and that he doesn’t wish to work with an assistant. He seems most upset. I am unsure of how to proceed in this situation. What are your instructions, sir?
I hope you’re right. I don’t like to think about the consequences if you’re not.
I will be there first thing in the morning, sir.
Oh, Peet’s going to love that.
Gerrit, We’ve hired an outside consultant to get to the bottom of claims by Hall Biotique that we didn’t fulfil our contract. I’m assigning you to the contractor, Peet. You’ll technically be under him for the duraction, but you report to me. While I don’t think there’s anything to this, I want you to keep your eyes open, and let me know soonest if you do find anything. To be absolutely clear: you are not to impede the investigation in any way. Your role is to do what Peet tells you, and report back to me if there is a need. Andersen
He doesn’t have a clue.
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, Katheryne my dear, but I wanted to be sure that everything was done right, and you know how non-management types are – you practically have to stand right behind them the whole time to get them to do their jobs right. My initial, highly informal investigation suggests that there may well be something awry, just as you say. I didn’t want to believe this, of course – who ever wants to think that their own company is at fault? – but I cannot rule it out to my satisfaction. Bloody Greta says that I’m suffering from “confirmation bias”, whatever that is, but I suspect that she’s just trying to protect her people. As much as I can sympathise with her loyalties, I think that she has allowed sentiment to overwhelm business practicality on this occasion. I want to be sure this is done right. So I would ask that you temporarily put any legal actions you are planning on hold, while I call in an independent auditor of the utmost probity to ensure that the impartial truth is reached. Naturally, if the auditor’s findings do not exonerate us, I would be happy to discuss appropriate restitution, and you will find me quite sympathetic and accomodating. I hope this is suitable for you, and I apologise for the delay that this audit will entail, but I think it is important that we not only do the right thing, but that we are seen to do the right thing, don’t you?
Hailey, are you sure he doesn’t know about us? Not that I doubt your word at all, it’s just that it has recently come to my attention that he’s smarter than I previously thought him, and I want to be sure. |
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