Madison couldn't help but chuckle as she observed Archer's shocked expression. "What's got you so surprised?" she asked with a playful glint in her eyes.Archer, still processing the bold move on the paper in his hands, looked up and grinned. "It's just... I didn't expect someone to take such a daring approach. It's impressive."Madison leaned in, her curiosity piqued. "Well, what is it? Don't leave me hanging."Archer handed her the paper, his smile widening. "Your enthusiasm is refreshing. But I will work on a pitch and get back to you."He was surprised. He knew the woman had a nice work ethic but seeing it firsthand was so exciting. She was ready to take risks just to achieve her goal and it was the one trait Archer loved in anyone.Her kind, their kind was unbreakable.Madison raised a brow but Archer snatched the paper from her hands gently and looked at it before nodding."I mean, you have no clear approach. Just a strong idea but with the right move, the company will be yours

The next day at work, Archer was seated in his cubicle chatting with Lola when the shrill ring of his phone interrupted his peaceful moment.He sighed when he saw that it was Madison, and he picked it up."Hello?" Madison's voice on the other end instructed him to head to the conference room immediately.Archer smiled, and finally, the board was ready to see him. He had spent time thinking about what they would say to him.Would they cheer him on to keep doing good work or recognize him for the one he has done?So many options in his head, Madison already told him that they would try and intimidate him. He was ready for that.With a little fist pump, he headed out. He ignored the stares of his colleagues as he grinned to himself.Lola gave him a look but he ignored that too. He didn't need her asking questions.He made his way to the elevator and pressed the button, it took him to the top floor.As he strolled down the hallway, he noticed a man, slightly aged, appearing lost. Arch

Ferguson opened and closed his mouth like a gutted fish. His eyes were as wide as saucers. He looked around him and everyone was looking at him, wondering what he would do.He was in disbelief about how Archer spoke to him. His fist clenched and unclenched as he tried to calm himself down.He glared at Archer who widened his smug smile at him as if he was daring Ferguson."Now, you listen here, you stupid...""That's enough!" Maxfield said firmly."But...""I said, that's enough." Maxfield snapped.Ferguson snapped his mouth shut.Archer chuckled, he looked at the wimpy director who only feels superior when he puts others down. It was almost comical to see him submit to a higher authority.It was plain pathetic."Let's begin," Maxfield said again as he gestured to Madison.Madison took the floor, a file in her hand. She took a deep breath and squared her shoulders. The look in her eyes screamed confidence.She tilted her chin and looked everyone in the eye."Let's begin,""You asked fo

Archer stared at her with so much on his face. His lips pursed as he looked for a way to answer her.His ears rang with the waves of mistrust coming from her. He had no idea Lola would question him like this."I can't believe you would even ask me that,""Oh stop it! Why can't I ask?" Lola snapped, her hands flailing around making her look even more furious.Archer was shocked by the amount of venom in her voice. She had never spoken to him that way before.It didn't stop Lola, she glared at him so fiercely and started yelling. Everybody started staring and the whispering started again."How could you deceive me like this? I thought we were friends. You used me just like every other man out there..." "Shut up," Archer snapped.He ran a nervous hand through his hair to keep calm.Lola clamped her mouth shut, her eyes wide with disbelief as she stared at him. Archer sighed.He took a deep breath to remain calm so as not to spook her."Let's go get some coffee."Lola shook her head, "are

The room fell silent as Archer looked around to see if anyone still wanted to interrupt."Good," he mumbled to himself.He meticulously dissected the details of the two crucial projects laid out before the team. He had to make them understand how important it was for his company and as well as his position that this goes well."Your job is to bring these companies in. So there would be a lot of researching, investigating, and decisions made on this.""Teaching us how to do our jobs? Classy." Eric mumbled.Archer stopped short and leveled him with a look, "If you were doing your job like you say, I wouldn't be here."He turned back to the rest of them as they snickered, "Any of you."They all kept quiet.Archer's voice echoed in the room as he assigned the roles for the projects. "Eric, Lola, Charles," he declared, fixing his gaze on each of them, "you will be the team leaders. Your responsibility is to spearhead the efforts and report directly to me."Eric straightened. Pride fille