ISLAI sat up, my hands clasping tightly on my thighs as I watched him lean forward with his elbows on the table.“I know your concerns,” he began, his voice unbelievably calm, composed and yet firm “the issue we're currently facing is as a result of new environmental regulations tightening pipeline approvals."That seemed to erupt another murmur from the table. I noticed director Hayes had now relaxed heavily on his seat, his eyes focused on Robert, but he still had that impatient frown on his face like he wasn't going to be convinced. Perhaps, not yet.Robert carried on anyway, his face set in such a business-like manner, not looking anyway like the man that had kissed me in the elevator this morning, or the man that had smiled at me and asked me to be brave earlier in his office.“We're diverting and adjusting our operations. The legal team is working on it.”The conference room was quiet for a while, as if the men were trying to absorb what Robert had just said. I could feel Rober
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