Chapter 4

Alexander's voice carried restrained anger as he demanded, "What are we supposed to do now? We have to present this to the client next week!"

He wasn't asking for an answer. He was interrogating me.

The entire office fell silent. Everyone stared at me as though I were a criminal. I lowered my eyes to the blue computer screen. "I'll find a way to recover the data."

Alexander pressed me again. "Find a way? How? Do you have any idea how important this project is to the company?"

His voice wasn't loud, but every word felt like a slap across…