Chapter 1306: Naming the Child

Callie was sitting in the courtyard, watching Grape and Pepper play when she received Ahmad's call. For some reason, Pepper seemed to have an extraordinary fondness for the little one. “It was my oversight, Callie. I’ve personally punished Eric and the others, demoting them by three levels. They won’t trouble you again, and such things won’t happen in the future," Ahmad said, his voice firm and resolute, though anger was unmistakable. Nelson, reviewing documents nearby, noticed her slight frown out of the corner of his eye. He paused his work and glanced at her, silently asking if everything was alright. Callie gestured that it was nothing, then stood and walked to the side. “They were just trying to intimidate me. Demoting them by three levels—Ellison certainly doesn’t hold back,” she said, her tone laced with sarcasm. A punishment of this magnitude meant those men’s careers were essentially over. Ahmad caught the underlying ridicule in her words and quickly responded,