Settlement

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.