Game Over, Mr. CEO

a few personal coding books, a worn-out ergonomic keyboard, a framed photo of me a

at Chloe' s jokes and nodded a little too eagerly at Mark' s prono

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on," I said, my voice calm and even. "

d, "The salary is s

opped. The pity turned to shock, then

ackson Hole. His voice was frantic, a stark

l demo! Chloe's supposed to present it to Axiom in two hours

gned. He probably hadn't even check

and accusation. "She's been amazing, really dedicated, schmoozing these publisher guys.

l work, my work, was falling apart because no one else understood its architecture. M