Lose Her Job?
Jade was a little tensed when she stepped into the conference room. The faces of the people trooping into the room after her, made her nerves knot. She could feel her heart racing behind her chest. She struggled to calm herself down but no matter what did she couldn't. Her eyes scanned through the faces of the people sitting there. Most of them were the same people who had determined the fate of her career a week ago.
She caught sight of Mr. Simon flashing her an encouraging smile, and it eased her a bit but not enough to completely calm her raging nerves. Her eyes darted to Mrs. Tracy who was sitting beside the president, but the woman had her usual stoic look on her face.
She moved to the front of the huge round table where a projector was projected to a white canvas on the wall. One of the tech guys helped set it up and passed her the remote control.
"You can start Ms. Peterson," The president said, while Jade nodded.