"Corporate responsibility! Hahahahaha!"
Max burst out laughing the moment he heard the news, his voice echoing through the room as if Adam had just told him the punchline to the best joke of the year. He leaned back in his chair, barely containing himself, and then stared at Adam with wide, incredulous eyes.
"You? Corporate Responsibility Director? Come on, man—Co-director or not, this has to be a joke. Wouldn't it make more sense to just come work with me? Look at what you're doing now! This… this is such a blatant insult to your qualifications!"
Adam didn't say a word at first. He simply looked at Max—his so-called friend who never failed to find comedy in his misfortune—and let out a long, weary sigh.
"Are you done with the task I told you to do?" he said coolly, arms folded across his chest. "Or are you going to keep dragging your ass until I have to step on your tail to get you moving?"
