As soon as Ryan got into the car, the first thing he did was call Alice. His heart pounded in sync with the ringing of the phone.
Fortunately, it seemed like things hadn't gotten any worse on Alice's end, so she managed to take Ryan's call.
"Dave, you need to think this through yourself. See if the company can still tolerate you."
Alice's voice was cold as ice, clearly still dealing with something on her end when she answered the call.
Ryan couldn't make out the other person's response, but if he were in their shoes, he'd definitely be freaking out if Alice spoke to him like that.
He quietly listened to the sounds on the other end, then pulled up the system interface to check Alice's status. After a while, things finally seemed to calm down.
"Miss Alice, is everything okay over there?"
Ryan listened carefully, but aside from Alice's slightly heavy breathing, he couldn't hear much. He cautiously asked, testing the waters.
"No."