“Yeah,” I rub the back of my neck.“I’ll have to fire him.”
My two friend's nod.
“Tomorrow I’ll get the process underway.”Brandon sighs.“Poor fucking Terri.I threatened her job.I’ll make sure she’s looked after.”
I thank him, grateful I have members of my team that I can trust.
“Hey, check on Amanda.”I call out as Brandon heads toward the ballroom.She’ll look calm as fuck but on the inside planning my murder.
He waves out a hand in acknowledgment.
“Drew had to go.Work stuff,” Zander says.“What do you need?”
I feel my shoulders relax as my boys hold space for me.I need to find Khalid.What I want to do is walk outside, draw in a long breath, and process that I’ve just lost Emily.
No, you told her to fucking leave.
“Ring Mason and find out if she’s home safe,” I say, not needing to explain who I mean.
“On it.”Zander pulls out his phone and takes a few steps away while Colt studies me.
“Don’t.”I warn him.
“You ripped the fucking ring off her finger, Seb.”
“Don’t call me that.”I snap and start to move away, but his hand lands on my shoulder, stopping me, and our eyes lock.
He’s one of the few people I’d let do that.
“Colt,” I warn.
“You’re pissed off at a lot of people right now, including yourself.Emily didn’t deserve that.”
Goddamn it.
I can’t deal with this right now.
“She spoke to the protesters without my permission.She’s reckless and should have told me about Victor the moment she found out.I have to go.”
As I head back into the ballroom, Colt follows.
“She’s not just your employee.”
Fuck him.
Fuck Emily.
Fuck Victor.
This entire situation has blown up in my face.Colt is right, Iamangry with myself.That doesn’t change the fact that Emily shouldn’t have spoken to the protesters.God knows what she said to Gordon Fanning.Her naïve comment that she could fix things would have been laughable if I wasn’t so furious.
God knows what the legal implications of this might be.
What was I thinking faking an engagement with a twenty-something-year-old?She has no idea how much this has cost me.
Billions.
It’s going to take a miracle to fix this.
