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Chapter 56: The missed message

Author: Abby
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Damian’s POV

Today was meeting after meeting. I walked into the boardroom for the final meeting today.

They all rose slightly when I entered. I signalled my hands for them to sit down and they did one by one.

I took the head of the table, sliding into the chair with my usual ease. “Report.”

The CFO cleared his throat. “We have a problem with our Singapore shipment, the freighter carrying the equipment was delayed because of a dock strike. If it doesn’t leave the port within the next forty-eight hours, we’ll miss the delivery deadline. The client is threatening to pull the contract.”

A ripple of unease moved across the table.

I didn’t flinch. “Cost?”

“Millions, sir.”

“Then we eat the cost,” I said calmly. “Charter a private carrier and send the shipment through another route, our reputation for punctuality is worth more than the money.”

One of the directors shifted nervously. “That’s a heavy expense—”

I cut him off with a glance. “Blackwell Group doesn’t delay. If we start renegotiati
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