"I apologize for the earlier rudeness", Sally Brown started, pausing intentionally mid-sentence.
Even though she left her sentence unfinished, everyone could understand the unspoken insinuation.
Praise on the surface, disdain underneath.
Mr. Wilson, the Executive Assistant, had no fondness for Charles White and Zoe Yale to begin with, and merely raised an eyebrow at Sally's remark.
"They are not Senior Executives, just interns who just started in our Investment Department, but their work capability is decent, which is why I brought them along," he explained.
As Mr. Wilson finished, Sally was about to chime in when her fiancé reached out and tugged at her arm.
He gestured with his eyes for her not to meddle further and to remember the purpose of their visit today.
Clearly, he also recognized Charles White but had more patience to hold his reactions than Sally.
The scorn that had formed at the corners of Sally's mouth was forcibly contained.
