The Meeting

"Done preparing? The meeting will begin in five minutes."

From looking at files in my hand, my eyes shifts to Samantha's direction. "I thought I still have an hour left?" I ask her with a puzzled look in my face.

"The Chief Financial Officer wants to begin early."

"And they didn't even ask me if I'm not ready yet."

"They didn't want your opinion. As it's the CFO's order, we have no say in it." Samantha explained. "I'm warning you in advance, the conference hall will be a battlefield once you step inside."

"That's terrifying." I mumble under my breath, thinking I won't be even surprise if someone throws an egg to my face inside the conference hall since everybody seems to hate me.

"You're more terrifying to them. They hate you because you scare them."

Samantha briefly glance at her wristwatch before shifting her eyes back to me. "Four minutes left."