"President Clark, are you sure you haven't mistaken him for someone else?"
President Clark gave the man a contemptuous glance.
"I signed the Emerging Directors Program Agreement with Mr. Cross last month. The first donation to that program comes from tonight's auction.
"Do you really think I would fail to recognize the man who runs Sterling Capital?"
Not a single person in the ballroom spoke.
Then several others stepped forward.
"I've met Mr. Cross too."
"He represented Sterling at the industry summit a few days ago."
"My father's company negotiated an investment with Sterling. Mr. Cross attended the meeting himself."
"There is no way he's an impostor."
One voice followed another.
Every person who had questioned Julian fell silent.
What they didn't know was that Julian had neve
