Just as Nathaniel happily prepared to go to the meeting, his assistant hurried in, flustered. “Mr. Hall, bad news!”Thinking that she had jinxed him, Nathaniel grew stern. “What bad news? How could there be bad news with me around?” As the assistant ran over, she tried to catch her breath as she sputtered, “N-No, sir, it’s Mr. Tanner…he…”Nathaniel frowned. “Which Mr. Tanner are you talking about?”‘It doesn’t matter if there are too many Tanners here because I’ll get rid of them in a moment, and the company will soon have nothing to do with them.’“Mr. Tanner, the general manager!” She stomped her foot and gritted her teeth. “Joseph Tanner.”Nathaniel was unperturbed. ‘What could that old fool do?’He picked up his coffee cup from the desk and took a sip, saying slowly, “Oh, him! Didn’t I tell you he’s going to step down soon, and there’s no need to bother about him? What’s the matter?”“He…jumped off a building to kill himself!”…Nathaniel did not go to the hospital, as
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