Mark and his lackey were panicking now. More than that however, they absolutely hated Cedric's guts.
Sure it was their fault to begin with, but who likes to admit that they're wrong? Such a reaction is a pretty common self-defense nowadays.
What they hated the most was that, Cedric didn't seem to be bothered by the tension around them. He happily drank his coffee doing god knows what while jabbing at their egos whenever the chance presented itself. It also doesn't look like he's interested in helping.
The worst part about all of this is that, Mark and his lackey provoked the ire of their Supervisors. If they were to let this continue, it would reflect badly on their profiles and lord knows that they couldn't let that happen.
