The man nodded, correctly interpreted the order as a dismissal, and hurried off.
You generally don’t want to incorrectly interpret an order as a dismissal.
That left him with the one remaining assistant following after him. Cranston. “Anything urgent?”
“No, sir. The businesses you purchased are still struggling in the wake of the catastrophe, but we’ve received insurance payments-”
Oh man, the insurance companies must be having a hell of a time after the Endbringer attack.
I have no doubt that and other parahuman antics are used as excuses to run the costs of insurance policies through the roof, though. It’s probably an even more lucrative business in the Wormverse.
“Good. We’ll discuss it later.”
“Yes, sir.” Cranston hurried off.
Lots of hurrying off going on here. Did Coil forget to put on deodorant or something? 😛
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