Unbroken Defiance

At Croft Co., it was already 9:00 pm, but no one in the meeting room dared to leave.

Desmond's expression remained grim when he returned to the meeting. He seemed distracted and lost in thought. And everyone could tell that his mind wasn't on the discussion.

After a long while, even Stella had enough. She whispered, "Mr. Croft, it's 9:00 pm."

Desmond snapped back to reality and glanced at his watc