Bomb Drop (3)

“More precisely, we approached it as damage control rather than definitive treatment.”

I gripped the microphone in my hand a little tighter.

“As for your question about the role during that gap period, I’ll explain that in detail again in the conclusion of my presentation.”

I turned toward the audience without giving the questioner any more room to object.

‘Phew. I didn’t tremble.’

“All right, let’s continue the presentation.”

I stepped out from behind the stiff podium.

‘Worth it for all the TED talks I binged on YouTube yesterday. Walk like Steve Jobs. Naturally.’

I started making light gestures with my hand.

“This is the case we encountered.”...