Everyone in the room looked on, confused. Delia's question hung in the air, a clever and unexpected move that had left them all momentarily speechless. Augusta's fleeting smile had vanished, replaced by a look of wary uncertainty. She did not know what game Delia was playing, but she knew, with a sinking feeling, that it was not one she had prepared for.
Delia's calm gaze swept across the room, meeting the eyes of the skeptical advisors. "I saw with my own eyes what my family's greed and incompetence did to this establishment," she continued, her voice clear and steady. "I have no intention of repeating such mistakes."
