61. Javier
“Do anything, and I mean everything, to make them invest with us!” I snarled as I swept my arm across the desk, sending files, papers, and pens crashing to the floor.
Only the laptop remained on top of the table, a solitary witness to my wrath. I could feel the pulse of anger racing through my veins, my hands curling into fists as I breathed heavily, each rise and fall of my chest sharp and uneven.
A nervous voice from the corner stammered, “w-we have tried…”
“Try harder!” My voice thundered, resonating through the room as I rounded to face my beta.
He shrank back, his eyes wide, fear darkening his expression. I felt the urge to grab him and shake some sense into him.
“We can’t lose them. They are our last hope,” I clenched my jaw, trying to control the tremor of fury th
