Chapter 22

Jeremiah Long felt foolish. Had he applied the ‘Worthless Principal’ to the actions of Stone and Danders, he would have known that they were not functioning to their capacity, and hence, were distracted from the most important work of their lives. And that, he told himself, meant that they were worried about the project and its security. They must be watching everyone involved with the project.

His phone rang. It was Summa.

“What’s going on?”

“Stone fired me.”

Stunned silence, then, “Why?”

Summa filled him in on the details.

“I’d be lying if I said I’m surprised. This invention’s success is more than a mere mortal can handle. There’s too much intrigue now among people who were once friends. I know that the eyeglasses were the primary reason the invention was so successful, and I had nothing to do with their development, and Stone has taken on a condescending attitude towards me, and other members of the team have been let go. I’ve become irrelevant.”

“What are we going to do?”

“Take the game to Stone.”