I was already debating whether to confront her when I heard the voices of distinct chatter.
"Who do you think would win the bid this time?"
"What do you mean who? Wasn't that established already? I thought this bid was just for formality?"
"Sure. But that was before."
"Huh?"
I heard someone ask, and I couldn't help but focus to overhear better.
"They're in the middle of an internal investigation. Were you living under a rock this whole time?" Chided the woman.
"Doesn't really illicit a vote of confidence to clients when they haven't cleaned up their own backyard properly." Offered a young man.
"Why didn't they wait before launching an investigation? They could've sealed the deal first, then investigated."
I actually thought of that, too. But Lucian said it had to be done as soon as possible. If the other two bidders have the correct pricing, they may be able to lower their bids.
