ARIA POV
The man stared down, shunning the sight of Roman. "We just wanted to protect our interests," he mumbled.
Mrs. Sarah stood erect, her anger aflame. "Protect your interests? By going about ruining another's reputation? Not around here."
Suddenly, the room became very quiet, all attention forged upon Fidelia's representatives. Roman stepped ahead to speak up firmly.
"We want a public apology and retraction of all statements made against our client," he pronounced. "And we want that now."
Fidelia's representatives exchanged glances, their faces now chalk white. They knew they had lost. The previous speaker gave a slight nod, and his voice barely rose beyond a whisper.
"We apologize," he said. "We were wrong in going after your reputation, and we will do everything we can to re
