After the press conference, Beacon attracted a great deal of attention.
The problem was that none of it had translated into actual investment.
Lysander looked at the mountain of documents on his desk and sighed. "Ms. Vale, what are we going to do?"
"We'll keep looking. There's always a way forward." Scarlett opened her contacts and began considering who she could reach out to through her own network.
Then an unknown number called.
Derek's voice came through the phone. "Ms. Vale, I was out of line the other day. I shouldn't have said what I did, and I owe you an apology. To prove I'm sincere, I've organized a dinner and I'd like you to join us. What do you say?"
Scarlett's expression remained unchanged.
Derek hadn't sounded remotely sorry when he propositioned he
