Chapter 206 Obvious

• All of the air seems to suck straight out of the room. I stand there gaping for a minute, so startled at having been called out by Mr. Anders. Replaying the past few moments back in my mind, I couldn’t for the life of me figure out what I had done to offend him within two minutes of meeting him.
• “I’m going to need to ask you to clarify that statement, Mr. Anders,” Miles says slowly. His voice remains friendly, but there’s an iciness in his eyes now that wasn’t there a moment ago. “Esther Owens has been with me for a while now. She is the heart of my campaign. Any issues you might have with her, you also have with me.”
• “I am not asking you to remove her from your campaign, Representative Hamilton. Only from the room. You have brought me here to assist you, and I am good at what I do. I cannot imagine why you would not accommodate my request.”