The shout was earth-shattering, and the room fell instantly silent.
A moment later, Arabella Donovan looked surprised, Caspian Rhodes was lost in thought, and Nathan Collins pushed up the glasses on his nose, his eyes narrowing dangerously.
Only Zane Lynch was completely dumbfounded, not quite understanding what Eloise Donovan was saying.
"Straight? What's straight?"
Eloise Donovan choked, only then realizing that in her surprise, she had blurted out what she was thinking.
"Er... I meant, just say what you mean. I don't like it when people beat around the bush with me."
Any suspicion that had just begun to form in Arabella Donovan's mind was immediately dispelled by Eloise Donovan's forceful comeback.
