Vultures

Bager laughed angrily while raking his fingers through his hair. Never in his life had he wanted to strangle someone so bad. "It's about the project. There is something urgent," said Bager the annoyance in his eyes apparent. 

Qie Xieling leaned forward his arms crossed and a smirk playing on his lips. "What's so urgent about your project that you need to speak with him?" he asked, his tone dripping with feigned innocence.

Bager shuffled his feet, his gaze darting away before settling on Qie Xieling. "It's confidential," he said, a little too quickly. "Besides, you won't understand if I tell you about it. I need to speak to him."

"Confidential, huh?" Qie Xieling's smile widened, but his eyes were cold. "Funny, I thought he handed everything about the project over and quit."