She took another calm sip of water, waiting for the managers to relay her message. She saw a few typing quick texts and smiled—they were the most loyal to Lawson—she'd have to keep her eye on them. Lawson and Alec marched in, looking furious. She ignored their glares, opened her first file, and looked around the room.

"I came to this company as an intern with the intent to learn about how it's run," she said. "So imagine my surprise when I discovered inefficiency and incompetence at every ...