The two people in the meeting room were chatting animatedly.
Those waiting outside were getting increasingly anxious.
Colette Wagner's praise only lasted about a minute.
But Dirk Carter had been in the meeting room for over an hour.
Several leaders gathered in Dougray Hayes' office, especially Adair Meyer, who was too restless to sit down and kept walking back and forth.
"Director Meyer, maybe I should go eavesdrop at the meeting room door to hear what they're talking about?"
The office director, Hubert Tanner, suggested.
"You're not allowed to go. If Secretary Hughes sees you, she'll have your hide,"
Adair Meyer scolded, leaving Hubert Tanner too afraid to move.
While everyone was plotting their own schemes,
a cadre pushed open the door and announced, "Secretary Hughes has already left."
"What? Left? Did she say anything?"
Adair Meyer asked anxiously.
