Chapter 91


    Chapter 91


    If Hogan got wind of this, wouldn’t he think we were picking on his darling? I’ve got this sneaky feeling something bad was


    brewing.


    Soon, | handed the proposal over to Wallis, who after giving it a read, pursed her lips and said, “I knew it; the dinner issue wasn’t


    going to be that easy to settle.”


    | just stared at her, silent. She looked back at me, her slender fingers tapping the desk lightly, and said, “She’s peeved you stole


    the show at the party and now she’s throwing a spanner in


    the works.”


    Sticking to the facts | said, “But if you put it in front of Hogan, he might think the girl is just showing some initiative.”


    Wallis saw this too and grumbled, “If she had actually gone through the project brief, she’d know the talented character was


    already assigned to the male lead in art. | mean, how can you have two Mr. McDreamys in one game? Isn’t she just messing


    around?”


    “Of course, Cecilia wouldn’t bother us with something like ovepping game character images.”


    Hearing this, Wallis scratched her head, “We''ve got to give some sort of exnation for this, right?”


    We were indeed on the same wavelength.N?velDrama.Org holds ? this.


    “Since you brought it up, | guess you''ve thought of a way to handle it?”


    Wallis sure thought highly of me. If we outright rejected Cecilia''s those two suggestions, we might end up her causing a scene


    with Hogan, but if we didn’t deal with it, it looked like we were not taking her seriously as a nning manager. Either way, it was


    a tough spot, quite the pickle.


    “Cecilia probably saw thising.” Wallis mused, resting her chin on her hand, “The game’s character design and image were


    set in stone before we even started. She’s overstepping her bounds. To me, it looks like she’s using this as an excuse of


    defending Rainbow Capital’s image to y power games with us.”


    Wallis figured Cecilia was too calcting, and made a decision on the spot, “We both know how pivotal character images are to


    the game’s overall storyline. It’s impossible to change them. Otherwise, if word gets out, won''t it look like we, the project leads,


    are being led by the nose by some undergrad?”


    | hadn’t thought it through as much as Wallis, but | agreed with her. The issue now was how to tactfullymunicate this


    decision to Cecilia.


    “Let''s stall for a couple of days,” Wallis suggested, looking at me, “and see how Cecilia ys it.” | didn’t object, but then Wallis


    changed tack and asked, “But Xaviera, did you really get


    Chapter 91


    epted into Elysium University?”


    “Doesn''t it look like it?”


    Wallis eyed me, puzzled, “I was just wondering, you love programming so much. It was a golden opportunity; how could you just


    let it go?”


    The scar on my wrist gave a faint throb, and | said with self-mockery, “Back then, | was probably suffering from a severe case of


    lovesickness.”


    “And now?” Wallis picked up the thread.


    Now, the sickness was cured.


    We wanted to dy, but Cecilia didn’t give us the chance. Just one dayter, she found me again.


    “Xaviera, how’s the discussion with President Lott going?”


    Cool as a cucumber, | said, “Still in progress.”


    “Oh, | see,” the disappointment in the girl’s voice was palpable.


    All | could do was offer somefort, “Character images in the game are crucial, Director Irwin; we need some time.”


    Cecilia smiled, “Then I''ll wait a bit longer.”


    | thought | handled it pretty well, but before lunchtime was over, Hogan’s call abruptly came


    through.


    He started off on a sour note, “Ms. March, pleasee to Rainbow Capital with President Lott immediately.”


    His tone was all official, but it was clear we were being ordered around. Great, looked like it was probably about that proposal.