With a momentary pause in his smile, Cedric picked up the coffee cup in front of him and said, "I am not a person of good character to pass judgment on others, so please explain what context you are asking in. However, if you truly want to know what I think, I would agree with the media that staff negligence is the issue."
With a tactful response, Cedric refrained from confirming or criticizing anyone.
Clara nodded, taking note of Cedric's clamminess.
"That's a good answer." Her tone carried a hint of gratitude.
Taking a sip of her coffee, Clara said, "So should we start the meeting."
She made the decision to jump right into the reason they had met rather than linger on the subject for too long.
"Of course," Cedric replied, and the meeting was soon underway.
Clara went through the latest changes Cedric proposed for their cosmetics brand project.
