The meeting came to an end shortly and Jude did not leave the boardroom immediately
The directors filed out one after another, some of them were grateful that the meeting had ended without another explosion from Jude Maguire. Their footsteps gradually.
Betty was gathering the documents neatly into the leather folder
"Do you want anything else, Sir?", she asked
Jude didn't answer immediately, he just stood up and went beside the window as he overlooked the city.
Then he finally answered her
"Nothing else. Thank you, Betty", he said slowly
Betty slowly walked out of the boardroom
The boardroom had finally emptied and Jude remained standing beside the glass window with both hands tucked into his pockets
The Birmingham Investment Partnership loss was out of his mind just slightly as something felt unfinished that occupied his mind
Then, his mobile phone suddenly rang
