After a few minutes of waiting, Davis’s phone dinged. Once, then again, and again until a flood of notifications spilled across the screen from multiple sources.
He slid his hand over the device, unlocking it with a swipe before tapping into his email.
One by one, he reviewed the incoming reports, eyes scanning each line with practiced ease.
As he absorbed the contents, his lips curled into a tight, knowing smirk.
"Just as expected," he murmured under his breath.
"Tricia Watts... you really are insufferable."
With a deep breath, he dialed a number. It connected on the first ring.
The faint sound of papers shuffling filtered through the speaker.
"Are you in the office?" Davis asked, voice composed.
"Yes. Certain matters required urgent attention," came Daniel’s reply, businesslike as always.
"I want to ask... is the company losing business?" Davis asked, leaning back, his hand on the wall of the balcony as he watched the rising sun.
He could picture Daniel’s face furrowed and his hand likely pausing mid-task, his expression tense as he sorts out the answer to the question.
"No," Daniel finally said. "Why do you ask?" His voice calmed after he took a deep breath.
Davis’s voice cooled. "Then why does your COO have the time to travel and stir up trouble on a non-official assignment?"
There was silence. Probably, he was analyzing the meaning of his statement.
"NoI see," Daniel eventually replied. "I’ll handle it."
The line went dead.
Davis turned back to the second report. His brow furrowed halfway through when the phone buzzed again with an incoming call.
He answered immediately. "Richard?"
"Godson called," came the familiar calm tone. "He’s ready to turn himself in for allowing the materials to be taken."
"Why did he allow the materials to be taken in the first place?" Davis asked, his brow furrowed.
He had his doubts about the sabotage; he didn’t believe it would originate from the team, who had worked tirelessly, whose paychecks and futures were tied to the success of this launch.
No, it had to be someone operating behind the curtain.
"He’s submitted a full report of the incident." Richard paused briefly. "It was Sonia Zak daughter of Zak Pete... and the CEO of Deluxe Wears."
Davis narrowed his eyes. "I remember telling her to approach you for a partnership. Did she?"
"She did," Richard confirmed. "But since she had already taken this step and still wanted a deal so I didn’t bother." Richard concluded.
"I figured you could grant her the request. Let’s see how she sorts herself out with Tricia and the Zak family."Davis said.
"Fair enough. I’ll call her," Richard replied.
He was about to end the call when he heard him say, "Also, make a plan for the acquisition of Deluxe Wears in four days."
His breath hitched across the line. "Acquisition?"
"Is that a problem?"
"A bit."

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