Marshall~
By the time the third call dropped in under ten minutes, I already knew this wasn’t a coincidence. I didn’t even bother sitting down. I just stood there behind my desk, phone in hand, staring at the screen like it was going to change what I was seeing if I gave it enough time.
It didn’t.
“Say that again,” I said into the line, irritated to the highest heavens.
“The investor pulled out,” the voice on the other end repeated, a little more careful this time. “They said the risk profile changed overnight.”
“Overnight,” I echoed.
“Yes.”
I ended the call without responding.
That was the third one.
Three separate investors. Three different excuses. Same timing. I dragged a hand down my face, exhaling slowly before setting the phone on the desk, but I didn’t step away from it be
