Zachary greeted Diego in broken Spanish, but Diego walked straight past him, bumping fists with Ryan. As Ryan started speaking, his fluent Spanish left both Zachary and Yasmin dumbfounded.
After a brief exchange, Diego didn't bother questioning other employees and went directly to review the store's surveillance footage.
Cold sweat started dripping from Zachary face. His position as manager had been a recent promotion, granted after Diego's arrival.
Diego, being a mid-to-high-level Orange manager in this region, held near-absolute authority over flagship stores in the area.
With a single report, he could have a store manager fired. Zachary, just a sales manager and barely settled into his new role, never imagined Ryan would be able to summon his direct superior with a single call.