Outside Tanner's office, Gail was downcast, "Jess, although superstition cannot be believed in, my eyelid has been twitching, and I'm feeling uneasy…"
Her eyes cold, Jessica smiled without a comment.
100 percent confident about the proposal, they expected quick approval but got rebuffed. Their low spirits were normal. Just now, Jessica detected something more complicated in Tanner's eyes and thus found Gail's premonition reasonable.
*
At ten o'clock…
A staff assembly was held at the TV station.
The staff members took their seats, and so did the deputy directors. After a while, the assistant hastened to Tanner and whispered something in his ear. In an instant, Tanner's face turned respectful.
The other deputy directors understood the situation and stood up along with Tanner to welcome the new director who came in from the side door…
As the figure got in, Jessica glanced at Gail, and the two got to a common view, 'No wonder her eyelid twitched. Sure enough, it was not a
