Chapter 63

Melanie realized things were spiraling out of control, so she quickly cut in, "Come on, Caitlin, it's not that simple! We had to go with a backup supplier, and that raised costs by ten percent. That's a few million gone! Every employee's paycheck is affected—are you saying you'll personally eat that loss?" Samantha turned her gaze on her, eyes sharp, tone icy. "You've always had a knack for crunching numbers, Melanie. Thinking of everyone else's salary like that—just admirable." "Cut the flattery, Caitlin. This whole thing started because you ticked off Richard. The guy's scared of you, sure, but he's hitting back at us by cutting off supply. Now we all lose money—shouldn't you be the one taking the fall?" All eyes zeroed in on Samantha, waiting to see how she'd react. Her expression didn't budge. Calmly, she said, "If I'm the cause of the loss, then of course I'll take responsibility." Melanie immediately threw out her hand, smirking, "Great! Then I'm declaring the emergency plan offi