"'With all due respect, ma'am, I think your numbers are off,' David had said, his voice carrying across the conference room. The table went silent. Everyone waited for Fidelia's reaction. She wasn't angry. Rather, she found it interesting. David was one of their best analysts—brilliant with numbers, terrible with reading rooms. He genuinely believed he was right, which made him dangerous in a different way than someone who was just trying to undermine her. "Fine, I was only just saying," David said, noticing how intense the atmosphere had gotten. "You seem pretty confident," Fidelia observed, her tone calm but probing. "I am. I'm not wrong about stuff like this." "Alright, don't back down now," Fidelia said. "I was planning a company dinner to celebrate our small win. Whoever loses this bet covers the expenses for everyone here." "What?" David blinked. "You can't be serious." "I'm serious," Fidelia said. David recovered quickly, a smirk forming. "Nice try. But that'
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