Chapter 49: Price Of Failure
While Ethan and Lillian celebrated their success, a certain team leader was regretting their failure.
"You failed," a simple sentence was all that was said, but because of who was saying it, it felt like an execution notice.
Tag was on the other end of the line, the hand in which the phone was held trembling.
Dmitri didn’t sound pleased, not even the least bit and according to the rumors, that was really bad.
It had been two days since OmniTech and to say it was a success would be an understatement.
Every single headline was related to both the company and its product. It was a constant reminder of his and his team’s failure.
But he held a little bit of hope, hope that Dmitri wouldn’t blame them, after all, not only had Sentinel made them think they had succeeded, the software also froze mid launch.
They couldn’t be blamed either since it was an illusion they all fell for....right?
But that hope was shattered when his phone rang, a familiar ID showing up. A bead of nervous sweat rolled down Tag’s forehead as the other end went silent for a while.
"I—" he hoped for a chance to explain him or at least the chance to ask for a second chance but Dmitri interrupted before he could say anything else.
"My employer is really displeased right now, he feels slapped in the face," Dmitri continued, his voice completely calm as if he wasn’t even talking about the Vigilants’ recent failure"Do you know what that means, Tag?"
Tag stayed silent. His mouth had long gone dry and he could do nothing but tremble