She was in total control.
She could ignore him completely, have her security handle him. Most likely, no one would object to that, given her position.
It would be easy to make the argument that he disrespected her in public.
Not in a great mood
Behind the closed office door, he could hear a fiery discussion going on, and not long after, the door opened up again, and the two men left the office looking bitterly disappointed.
Before they entered the elevator, she told Eric that she wasn’t in a good mood. He wondered why…