~Narrator’s~

“You lose one more investor, and the Southeast Asia deal’s dead in the water.”

Blair’s voice slices through the speaker like a whip. It’s professional, brash, and clipped.

Reo clenches his jaw. “Tell them we’re restructuring the communication flow. Full transparency by Friday. If they still pull out after that, I’ll personally call every board rep in Singapore and shut down the gossip.”

“You can’t shut down the gossip, Reo,” Blair snaps. Her stilettos are pacing through the other end of the line. “You are the gossip.”

Click.

He throws the phone across the couch. It bounces, but doesn’t break, because even in rage, Reo doesn’t actually destroy things...