Ruby opened her laptop, her mind shifting into gear. She was going to tear Mia's argument apart, piece by piece, and show her exactly why she was a relic of the past.
Ruby didn't flinch. Instead, she leaned back, her fingers resting lightly on the cool metal of her laptop. She looked at Mia, really looked at her, and saw the desperation hidden beneath the expensive blazer.
"Inconsistent?" Ruby repeated, her voice steady and echoing against the glass walls. "Ms. Mia, if you had actually taken the time to read the supplemental audit rather than skimming the headlines, you'd know that the variance is due to the infrastructure reinvestment we approved two months ago. The same reinvestment that keeps Amitex's supply chain from crumbling under your new management."
