After letting out a curse, he didn't say anything else, simply stepping around Linden Jennings and heading for the door.
Chase Childs snapped back to reality and asked, "President Sterling, where are you going?"
"The mood in here is too depressing. I'm gonna go call a girl over," River Sterling replied without looking back.
Linden Jennings had just poured a full glass and was raising it to his lips. When he heard River's words, he suddenly threw the glass to the floor. It shattered with a loud CRASH.
Even for men who were used to weathering storms, this was enough to startle them. Seth Quinn, who was sitting farther away, was fine. Chase Childs, however, got splashed with liquor. He only glanced down at it impassively before looking back up at Linden Jennings.
River Sterling, who had just reached the door, stopped in his tracks and turned around. The floor was a complete mess, littered with shards of broken glass mixed with spilled liquor.
