His fingers skimmed quickly across the slides. The market stats. The monetization model. The projected engagement. Each point was bold but grounded. She had done her research. She knew her field. And most of all she wasn't guessing.
She was leading.
He glanced back at her.
Lilith, sitting with quiet elegance, her face serene, her blue eyes steady as a storm before rain.
This woman… was going to change the industry.
And if he didn't say yes now someone else would.
"What do you think?" Lilith asked as she leaned back slightly, her fingers resting lightly on the edge of the table, her expression calm but unreadable. She had finished her pitch with grace, with full command over every word. Now, she gave nothing away. No eagerness. No tension. Just still, confident presence.
The investor almost stood up in his seat.
