Chapter 92

Aston sidestepped Conner's questions. "Sorry, Mr. Ashford. I can't give you any answers about Mr. Cole's personal matters." His polite demeanor gave Conner the illusion that taking a hard line would force the Cole Group back into the deal. Conner pressed on. "If you can't answer about personal matters, then at least you can answer about business matters. You can't just change things on a whim. "Last night, you confirmed the Novara Corporation for this project. Now, barely a day later, you tell me there's a change? That's unacceptable." Aston kept dodging with polite excuses. "Sorry, those decisions come from the top, and I'm not involved. My role is simply to deliver the message." His response completely set Conner off, and he knocked the coffee cup off the table. "If you have no say in anything, then you have no right to sit here and talk to me about this." Aston blinked, as if unsure whether he had heard correctly. If he hadn't allowed Conner in, the man would still be standin