But I knew better what think about him. I had always seen Elias as someone I could trust completely.
When the company’s finances collapsed, I stayed up for months, fighting for investments until I landed one. I even drank with clients until I got sick and bleeding from the stomach. And when I was caught in an earthquake while traveling for work, Elias rushed into the disaster zone against evacuation orders just to find me.
Even my father was surprised that someone who has high trust issue like me could trust anyone so deeply. Now, that same man didn’t lift a finger to stop Elsa’s unacceptable behavior.
I looked down at the mess on my chest, as my eyes were turning cold.
A few business partners quickly tried to smooth things over.
“Ms. Abend, that joke went too far. Ms. Torres is one of our key partners. She's not here to just get drunk.”
“Mr. Weber, it seems your employee need better discipline.”
“Ms. Torres is a talent that even our company would be dying to have. Mr. Weber, you’d better appreciate her.”
The mockery I had imagined never came. Instead, everyone was praising my professionalism.
I looked up at Elsa and smiled slightly. “Since Ms. Abend wants to drink, I’ll join her.”