Chapter 34. THE TALK

As soon as everyone had left the room and the door behind them had closed, Kathryn felt a sense of remorse and a desire to go for a long walk by herself. How can I get out of this? she wondered, knowing that there was no backing out now.

Mikey seemed to have no idea what was about to happen. Kathryn couldn't decide if her ignorance would make this easier or harder. She would find out soon enough.

"This is going to be a tough conversation, Mikey."

The marketing vice president briefly flashed a look of realization, andthen covered it immediately. "It is?"

Kathryn took a deep breath and went right to the bone. "I don't think you are a fit for this team. And I don't think you really want to be here. Do you know where I'm coming from?" ...

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