Miranda was sat at yet another board meeting with a screaming Irving who was still trying to get her fired. She couldn´t believed that he had been let out on bail after the events the day before and yet, here he was. Who, in their right mind, believes this man clamming violent emotion due to his personal life event that day!?
¨Irving I have already told you that you do not have a right to know anything about my schedule! Now, if you have no better things to bring into this meeting I believe it is finished. That´s all¨ Miranda told the disgusting man in front of her. The only good thing about this meeting was that the other board members were present to know about this issue
¨Irving why is it that you want to know about Mss. Priestly whereabouts last Friday?¨ Mr Jackston asked already angered by the waste of time that this meeting was causing his agenda.
At Irv´s lack of response Mr Lausser, the head member, simply said ¨Mr Ravitz, you can not simply call for a board meeting and present something like this. Mss Priestly has been the head of Runway enough years for her to arrange her own schedule and we are busy people to even consider her working hours to find this an issue since her work has been more than professional over the years¨
¨We have already met at the beginning of the year with the owner and she herself let us know that Runway was to be taken as the most important magazine of the company since it´s our most successful one¨ Mr Jackson added
¨She has no right to leave on Friday for the whole day without an explanation…¨ Irving started but was stopped by Miranda standing up and startling some of the members
¨I put enough working hours in this company and magazine that It would even let me leave for a whole month if I wished without a word. I have it in good right to take a day and have no reason to explain the meetings I have given that every penny is accounted for so this is absurd of you Mr Ravitz¨
¨I did my research and you took clothe, makeup and employees along! You made the magazine lose money by doing such!¨
Mr. Jackson stood as well after a taking a look to his phone and simply said ¨Take a sit Mr Ravitz, Mss Priestly¨ and only when they did he went to open the door to show Clarisse entering as regal as ever and give a slight nod to everyone before sitting down at the head of the table with Joe on one corner and another security next to the door
¨I have been informed that there has been a problem with me summoning Mss Priestley's presence this last Friday¨ The Queen said acknowledging every member with an amazing poker face which made Miranda smirk evilly and Irving loose all and every color from his face
At the silence that befell the room Clarisse simply looked at Irving with well hidden disgust ¨I am waiting Mister Ravitz What seems to be the problem?¨ she said slowly, strongly and pronouncing every single letter on the words spoken. She hated the man; he had always been disrespectful towards her and had even gone as far as to try and seduce her at a gala after her husband died earning himself her famous punch on the face.
¨Uhm… well… Madam…¨ Irv stuttered making everyone raise an eyebrow at him. No one knew why he was scared of the older woman
¨Mr Ravitz you were asked a question by the owner¨ Mr Larusser said strongly and confused- He had better things to do than watching this asshole and Miranda get at it yet again but was highly interested in knowing the reason for the owner herself to be there now since their confrontations were not new.
¨She made the company lose money by not attending her job last Friday and didn´t present a good explanation for her actions. I was unaware you had summoned her yourself madam¨ Irving seemed to get the argument out as if it was paining him to do so
Clarisse stood regally and stood formally but her eyes looked like a snake´s ¨I understand that you were unaware Mr. Ravitz…¨ she started and gave a side smile while giving the guard on the entrance door a subtle nod ¨I am sure that you were busy enough with harassing your assistant, one of our photographers, the models for Runway and the journalists for our other magazines as well as injuring staff members¨ she finished staring right at him while at least 20 people entered the room
The air on the room grew so thick that it could be cut out with a simple breath and Irving Ravitz looked as if he was about to pass out at the sight of the men and women entering the room
¨Do you know these people Mr. Ravitz?¨ Clarisse asked while holding herself onto the table with the tip of her fingers and leaning forward.
The Queen was not surprised at the lack of answer from the disgusting and stunned man in front of them but she was surprised at him trying to escape the room so she rolled her eyes and simply waited for the security staff outside of the meeting room to settle the man in front of them again and holding him tightly by the arms so he wouldn´t escape
¨Well, I believe you do know them then¨ she said staring down at the man before saying softly ¨Joe…¨ having the man behind her get out of the room
¨You see Mr. Ravitz, your insinuations, activities during your job as well as your extracurricular activities with the staff of our company are far more interesting and important than Mss Priestly having left one day of work at MY own request¨ Clarisse said strongly while sitting back down on the chair
Joe let himself back in along with 4 police men ready to arrest Irving but waited at the Queen´s raised hand
¨Mr. Ravitz, you can consider yourself fired from this company given that there are over 30 allegations of unprofessional behavior towards peers, rape attempts and hostigation along with security footage and proof of said actions. You may as well accompany these gentlemen to the police station. You are excused¨ the Queen finished while the man was taken by the police men and waited until he was taken before turning to the other people on the room and saying ¨I am deeply sadden by what you had to live because of this man´s presence and I am thankful that you´ve agreed to join this meeting and make this public to us. You have my most sincere apology and will be compensated as such for the troubles and situations you have been put through. Is there anything any of you would like to add?¨ Clarisse finished having stood up to acknowledge them and smiled sincerely at them
At the lack of verbal response and tears of some of them she kept going ¨You will be ensured lawyers by our company and, even if it does not erase the situation you were put through, I myself will make sure you get the justice you deserve. You may excuse yourselves for the rest of the day and will be given outside of this room a phone number and email to get in touch with. I thank you again¨
The room was silent for a good five minutes after the last person left and was broken by Clarisse
¨The investigation will continue with every member present. This meeting is adjourned¨ the older woman said while standing up and leaving without another word to anyone.
The board members stayed there shocked but started to leave one by one in silence. Since Miranda was the last to leave she made her way silently but strongly and happy that Irving had been dealt with; she´d suspected what had been said but was strongly sadden by the amount of people that had been involved.
Upon entering her office she saw the most colorful flower arrangement that she´d ever seen. She could recognize some of some of them but decided that she wanted to know each name and what they meant so she set Emily to get her the information
She got closer and her smile only grew when she saw a hand written poem from Andrea.
She was feeling so many things after the meeting and so much love with this bouquet and Andrea´s words that she let her tears pour down and gave out a little laugh while hugging the note close.
Michelle broke the moment upon entering the office to inform Miranda of a situation but stopped at the sight of the woman; what she had not suspected was that her boss would turn around to her with the biggest smile she´d ever seen as her assistant and not lash out at being interrupted nor being fired at seeing the human side of her boss
¨I´m so sorry Miranda… I just needed to let you know about Patrick´s phone call¨ Michelle said unsurely and highly scared
¨Do not worry. Get me Mark and Demarchelier and get me the list of names for each flower here and their meaning¨ Miranda said with her usual soft demanding voice but a fond smile
The new 1st assistant didn´t know how to act at this change on her boss but happily said ¨You´re welcome Miranda. I´ll get them right this second¨
This event would only be the start of a new Miranda Priestly as a CEO of Runway magazine much to the happiness of her employees; sadly it would also be the start of Irving´s planning to bring her down
