Eddie froze for a second, then his smile went back on his face.

"Honey, who has offended you? Look how angry you are...Okay, don’t be angry anymore, we can talk about it."

Ann's eyes narrowed. "You, come out, or let them come out!"

Eddie shrugged, smiling helplessly and indulgently, squinting around at the staff still in the conference room. "Sorry, the meeting suspended. Leave me some time to settle my affairs."

Everyone looked at each other in the meeting room, and they gathered up their papers and went out quickly.

Teddy was the last to leave. Before he left, he threw a sympathetic look at Eddie and said to Ann,...