Speakerphone...
She cursed Edwin Blake a thousand times in her heart.
Wasn't everything she just said heard by everyone, including the higher-ups?
Harry Ross's voice came through, "President Blake, I also stepped out, do you need me to switch off the audio?"
Edwin Blake answered faintly with an "mmhmm" and waited until Harry left.
Then he smiled and spoke to Ivy River, "Ivy River? Why so silent?"
"Damn it!"
Ivy River blurted out a curse.
Edwin Blake held back a laugh, "Haven't heard from you in years, and now you learned to curse?"
"You shameless! Why didn't you tell me the audio was connected to the conference room?"
Edwin Blake replied, "You didn't ask me. I had just answered the call and didn't get a chance to speak before you started talking; I didn't even have the chance to stop you."
"So this is all my fault then?" Ivy River retorted angrily.
