Chapter 28

           

           SecretarySylvieBaudeloquewasnowinapanic.Shepacedoutsidethedirector’semptyoffice.Wherethehellishe?WhatdoIdo?

           Ithadbeenabizarreday.Ofcourse,anydayworkingforMaximilianKohlerhadthepotentialtobestrange,butKohlerhadbeeninrareformtoday.

           "FindmeLeonardoVetra!"hehaddemandedwhenSylviearrivedthismorning.

           Dutifully,Sylviepaged,phoned,andE-mailedLeonardoVetra.

           Nothing.

           SoKohlerhadleftinahuff,apparentlytogofindVetrahimself.Whenherolledbackinafewhourslater,Kohlerlookeddecidedlynotwell…notthatheeveractuallylookedwell,buthelookedworsethanusual.Helockedhimselfinhisoffice,andshecouldhearhimonhismodem,hisphone,faxing,talking.ThenKohlerrolledoutagain.Hehadn’tbeenbacksince.

           SylviehaddecidedtoignoretheanticsasyetanotherKohlerianmelodrama,butshebegantogetconcernedwhenKohlerfailedtoreturnatthepropertimeforhisdailyinjections;thedirector’sphysicalconditionrequiredregulartreatment,andwhenhedecidedtopushhisluck,theresultswereneverpretty—respiratoryshock,coughingfits,andamaddashbytheinfirmarypersonnel.SometimesSylviethoughtMaximilianKohlerhadadeathwish.

           Sheconsideredpaginghimtoremindhim,butshe’dlearnedcharitywassomethingKohlers’spridedespised.Lastweek,hehadbecomesoenragedwithavisitingscientistwhohadshownhimunduepitythatKohlerclamberedtohisfeetandthrewaclipboardattheman’shead.KingKohlercouldbesurprisinglyagilewhenhewaspissé.

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