Before I left, I asked to see Merrick.

I needed to know why I was even in consideration after our

disastrous start.

Turned out, Merrick only wanted to hire me because I was the least competent candidate. It seemed his
board was making him fill the position, against his wishes.

I didn’t really want to work in a place where my boss expected me to fail. But I figured maybe I’d
enjoy proving him wrong. It was a little thing I dubbed the boss project.

What I wasn’t prepared for was that there would be other things I’d enjoy doing to Merrick Crawford.

Getting involved with the boss wasn’t the smartest choice.

But you know what they say about choices: Some we regret, some we are proud of. I just had no idea
where this one was going to land.