22
As Harlow expected, the “party” had been short.
The renovations Ophelia wanted were top of the agenda. She really pushed her ideas and crowed over the success of the changes she’d put in place. No one was enthusiastic. Though, that might have been because of the late hour.
Parratt changed the subject at the first opportunity. Arjan, their Pothos supplier, had the ability to increase supply if the consortium paid to have production facilities expanded. That meant more financial investment on all of their parts.
Harlow listened and voted against Ophelia both times, just as she’d promised. It just so happened that each of her votes coincided with Ryske’s, which did not go unnoticed.
Once Ophelia’s mood soured, she got snide with everyone. Not long after that, people made their excuses
