Maeve felt sick. "What do we do?"
"We?" Carter looked at her, something shifting in his expression. "You're asking what we do?"
"You said united front, remember? Whatever our issues in private, in public we're together. So yes. We. What's the strategy?"
For the first time since she'd met him, Carter looked genuinely surprised. Like he'd expected her to panic, to blame him, to try to escape.
Instead, she'd stepped beside him.
"The strategy," he said slowly, "is to prove her wrong. Tomorrow, we're going on a site visit to one of the factories. The one where the faulty products originated. You'll be there as VP of Product Development. We'll announce an immediate safety audit, show that we're taking responsibility. We make Jade look vindictive and us look proactive."
"And if she's right?
