Impending Showdown

"Wow, everyone's here early. Did everyone have breakfast yet?" Cordelia said as she walked into the lobby, giving a smile to the project leaders sitting in the lounge area.

"Don't pretend to care. If we don't see the money by five this afternoon, we're not letting you go," they said all at once, making it clear they wouldn't let Cordelia off without the funds.

Cordelia knew that even if they got t