Shirley Thorne's eardrums were nearly shattered by the wailing.
Luckily, Ethan Grant had anticipated it and turned down the volume in advance. Otherwise, it would have been a total train wreck.
Susan Langley's crying was endless. Shirley Thorne listened patiently for a while, a massive headache building.
She was sure Meredith Rowan felt the same way she did—itching to reach through the internet and slap the hell out of her.
"Calm down. Losing the assets is better for Warren!"
Meredith Rowan went to great lengths to placate her, even stooping to using Susan Langley's own twisted logic.
Susan Langley seized on the keyword "Warren" and immediately choked back her sobs, asking, "What... do you mean?"
Afraid she'd start crying again, Meredith Rowan quickened her pace. "Think about our plan. Is the plan more important, or are these temporary assets more important?"
Shirley Thorne frowned. 'What plan?'
'What on earth are those two up to?'
