Xavier stormed back to the office, his blood boiling with an anger that refused to subside.
As he burst through the door, he got a call from one of the company directors at CloudRise, Jude Bale, who had been in constant touch with him. Without a moment's hesitation, he snatched it up.
"Mr. Bale, it's Xavier. That assistant of Ms. Firth from your company, Olivia, is unbelievably rude! We're business partners, and she had the nerve to speak disrespectfully to us and mock us openly! You better fire her right away, or who knows what trouble she'll stir up for you in the future!"
Before he could finish, Jude's aged voice, usually warm and comforting, came through cold and distant. "Mr. Ulysses, your proposal has been rejected. Funding withdrawn."
Xavier felt the air leave his lungs. "Why? M
