"But...."
Hearing Ryan's trailing sentence, Mark was instantly overcome by such intense anxiety that he immediately pressed the man on the other end of the line to be frank about what was actually happening on the ground.
"But… but what?"
There was a split-second of silence as Ryan fell quiet. He was overcome with doubt. In his mind, he was deeply concerned about the massive financial loss Mark would have to bear due to the damage to the fleet and the destruction of the entire logistics shipment that night.
He knew all too well how hard Mark had struggled to raise capital for Seren, so he felt heavy-hearted about delivering the bad news that could undermine the stability of their small business.
"But… what about your losses later on? This… this could undermine Seren's financial stability, which has only just started to improve," Ryan said in a soft tone filled with unease. He felt very reluctant.
