When they were back there, Brax took the phone from his desk drawer and dialed the number for Connoisseurs. When someone answered, he said, “This is Mr. Acer from Magellan Catering. It’s imperative I talk with Mr. Russo.” When the woman asked the nature of his call, he said, “It’s about the last-minute cancellation I received on his order for tonight. I need to be certain he’s the one who made it, and point out to him that he’ll still need to pay us.”
She put him on hold for a moment before coming back to tell him that Mr. Russo was on another line and would call him back within ten minutes. “I hope so. He has our number,” Brax replied before hanging up.
Kyle chuckled. “Maybe we should have cancelled Russo’s order before you called. Poor Mr. Acer is going to wonder what the hell’s going
