Burn Me Once Burn With Me (Ruby Grayson) novel Chapter 285

The person on the other end seemed surprised she’d called first. “What’s going on?”

“Mr. Cloud, should we consider the public’s demands? The Vertex Quarter’s stock took a nosedive today, and tomorrow’s likely to be even worse.”

“That’s right, Mr. Cloud. We can’t just keep silent. If we keep ignoring this, people are only going to get angrier.”

“Mr. Cloud, C Collective has a whole roster of designers. Since we’re a profit-driven company, shouldn’t we be putting our interests first?”

Before Ruby could respond, several anxious voices jostled to speak over each other.

“Enough!”

A sharp slap on the table echoed through the speaker, and the line fell silent.

Ruby’s brow twitched. She had never seen Garrison so furious.

“Sorry,” his voice softened, dropping to a lower register as he apologized to her.

She didn’t quite know how to feel, so she simply shook her head, lips pressed tightly together.

“If C Collective can’t survive a crisis like this,” Garrison said, voice rising with a quiet authority, “then maybe it doesn’t deserve to survive at all.”

The words struck Ruby right in the chest. On the surface, it sounded like a warning to the staff, but she could tell he was really trying to reassure himself.

Ruby lowered her gaze. “I’ll deal with it as quickly as I can. I’m sorry for the trouble I’ve caused everyone.”

The line went dead with a series of short beeps. Garrison stared at his phone for a long moment.

“Meeting adjourned.” His tone was cold, a rare chill settling over him as he stood.

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