Dinner started ten minutes later.
And unfortunately for the people pitching their proposals, Adrian had apparently decided tonight was entertainment.
I realized this exactly six minutes into the first presentation when the CEO of some luxury startup stood proudly near the screen explaining an app that already existed in seventeen different forms.
“…And unlike competitors,” the man continued confidently, “our platform allows users to communicate instantly with each other.”
I blinked slowly.
Then leaned slightly toward Adrian.
“Did he just invent texting?” I whispered.
Adrian took a sip of wine calmly.
“Yes.”
“I’m devastated we didn’t think of it first.”
His mouth twitched faintly.
Across the table, the presenter kept speaking with the confidence of a man who had never once been h
