“Fifth time this month he’s late.” From behind his desk, James tried desperately to distract himself from just how furious he was. Daniel was not a particularly bad performer as far as his work was concerned, but he was a somewhat laxidasical employee when it came to the everyday expectations that the Vita Corporation expected of him. That would be to be on time, to respect authority, to not slack off in his cubicle… Basic fundamental things that make a corporate office run smoothly and efficiently. Looking down at Daniel’s file, James was preparing himself to ream the disobedient subordinate during this employee review. Thus, precisely three and a half minutes past the hour when Daniel entered his office, it shouldn’t have come as a shock. “You’re late Mr. Fordham. Sit down.” The harsh tone that James spat at the young man was absolutely intended to frighten the young marketing executive, though in typical fashion for the Aussie fella he was, Danny sat down on the bench entirely unper...