(Aurora's POV)
Director Harrison clearly hadn't expected Phineas Everett to personally intervene in a lab incident. The R&D Director was sweating, shifting his weight from one foot to the other as he tried to navigate the suffocating presence of the CEO.
"Mr. Everett, really, I assure you this is just a minor mishap," Harrison said, forcing a tight, ingratiating smile. He gestured dismissively with a pen. "There was no significant property damage. I'm already conducting internal interviews with the two employees involved. It's under control."
Harrison was trying to smooth things over, to minimize the event so he wouldn't look incompetent. Implicitly, he was ready to let me take the fall if it meant the problem went away quickly.
I stood a few feet away, my hands clasped behind my back.
