Incentive

When Liz saw Christoff cower in his seat like a baby that had grown too big, she almost felt like laughing out, yet she maintained the cold demeanor as she knew that it would have the most impact.

Over the course of her life, she had seen many people like these, who had fragile egos that could be broken easily if she managed to find an opening.

Oftentimes, all it needed was for them to be shown that they were gravely wrong. Although additional work might be required in some cases, most times, this was enough to ensure that their attitudes would take a 180-degree turn.

Only, although she had known this, she had never acted to do anything of this sort, as she had never had the necessary backing or confidence to pull it off without worrying about the consequences.

Yet, now, she was a goddamn Director of the largest tech company in the world.

'Dorothy, you're a long way from Kansas.'