Chapter 61

SEBASTIAN

The room stilled. I blinked. Even Aidan tilted his head, curious.

“Sorry?” I blurted.

“I’d like to propose one adjustment.”

I looked at Aidan, who is as curious as I am, and then at Loren. She had disgust sitting on her face. Dahlia was waiting for me to give her the go-ahead signal, which I did.

“Thank you”, She acknowledged my approval before talking.

“I think 20% is a bit steep,” Dahlia said calmly. “Given the internal resources we’re putting up, and the marketing infrastructure you’ll be piggybacking off, I suggest we reduce that to 10%.”

Silence.

You could practically hear Loren’s neck snap as she turned to Dahlia, disbelief etched all over her face.

“You think 20% is too much ROI?” Aidan asked. I couldn’t tell if he was angry or not. He maintained his cool demeanor.

“Yes”

“No?” Loren snapped, interrupting Dahlia. “You don’t have the authority to—this isn’t even your role, Dahlia. You’re stepping out of