Damn it. Maybe I really should’ve listened to him.
With a quiet breath of relief, I finally managed to tuck the item away before Delilah noticed anything. Composing myself, I calmly slid all the boxes back into the shopping bag and placed it neatly on the table, as if nothing had happened.
Then, without missing a beat, I straightened my posture and said, “We could actually turn this around to our advantage.”
Delilah arched a brow at me, intrigued. “We could?”
I nodded confidently. “Release a statement to the public. Something that frames the backlash in our favor. Say that we’re deeply disappointed by the lack of trust people have shown in our brand — that this experience has taught us something valuable: our brand isn’t for everyone. It’s for those who believe in us. Those who trust u
