Demetri (Coins) POV
Xavier was nervous; he was hiding it well, but I had got to know him fairly well over the past few months, and with us working so closely together, I could pick up his little nervous twitches.
One of the managers on the line to be fired was the one who moved the chair away. I reviewed the security footage my secretary showed me; it appeared he was trying to push his opinion without speaking. He didn't know why the chair was there, but he didn't want it next to me. He was pushing to be my COO and had been dropping the hint several times. It was a stupid thing to do, moving the chair as he did; it was childish. Was he trying to get me angry before the meeting even started?
After my talk, I let each manager give their profit-and-loss report, and after lunch, we will tal
