EPOV

"I'm scared." Jasper mouthed at me while we were heading to the meeting room.

He was really underestimating me here, wasn't he? Well, he was going to surprised today because he had certainly pissed me off beyond limit!

"So, one more point that I'd like to mention is, 'Project Skylar'." I brought up Jasper's project once we were done covering the other projects. "I was re-iterating through the data we have till now and while the project certainly seems promising on paper, I believe we've overlooked some important topics."

I glanced at Jasper who was getting uneasy in his chair. You have no idea what I'm going to do next, I wanted to say.

"I mean, we had discussed the cons earlier, but I believe it's more severe than what it had seemed first. Asian market, for example." I said, "Our competitors are way ahead of us there. I'm not sure if it makes sense for us to put in efforts on this project, when we can actually focus on 'Project Symphony' and get the lead advantage along with the pros that we already know about it. To be honest, now I'm thinking that we might not be adding more value to our product portfolio with 'Skylar'."

"Honestly, I'd like to agree with Edward here." Eric chimed in, "I have had my doubts around this project since the beginning, but since Edward had shown his confidence, I had given my vote. I feel it lacks research."

"I'd second that. I can't see it adding more value to what we already have and what we're trying to launch next. We certainly need to think more about the viability of this project." Marcus Denali also joined him.

Well, this was a cakewalk!

"Well, I think you guys are missing the point." Jasper said, "We can't miss out on this or we are going to lose the potential customer base."

"Edward is not wrong." Dad said, "I know this is your passion project, and I'd like you to lead that, but considering the different factors, I think it might be a good idea to discuss the value of this project one more time."

I knew I was trying to play a dirty game here, but I had never thought I'd be having so much fun doing this!

"I'd agree with that." I said, "But before concluding this, I'd still like to take one final look at all the details we have till now, and may be I will let you all know about my findings in next meeting. I was planning to do it for this week, but I got occupied with other projects."

Yeah, may be I should keep it hanging. Who knows, it might be helpful to me soon!

Wow! So I was also playing games now!

"Sure, I guess we can park it here till the next meeting." Eric said.

"Sure, I'd also come up with more data to prove why the point that I'm trying to make here is important." Jasper said, typing something rapidly in his laptop.

It was very hard to stifle my laughter looking at him, but I had to control it!

"Sure, thanks Jasper. We can certainly discuss all topics in next meeting." I said, "Alright, moving on to the final topic for today..."

"I'd like to have a chat with you once this meeting is over. I'm really curious to know what's going on here." I got a ping from Dad after some time.

Argh! He figured out what I did here, didn't he?

I looked in his direction and nodded.