Michael Bernard had never been so fretful as he was today. Even in the face of difficulties from his clients and official duties that came out of the blue, he always coped with them with ease. His subordinates would be full of confidence when they saw the polite smile he had on his face--that no matter what difficulties there were, he would certainly be able to deal with them.
But it was different today.
During noontime, he locked himself in his office and specifically instructed the secretary not to let anyone disturb himself. Then, he planned to watch the game live on the Internet. But it was unfortunate that he was called into a discussion by his boss just when he was going to do it.
