The other team arrived shortly after and took the floor first to present their proposal. As they spoke, Lila's face grew paler by the second, and her hands began to tremble uncontrollably.
She only snapped back to attention when it was finally her turn to step forward.
Sella watched as she gripped her documents tightly and darted a pleading look toward Grant.
Noticing the faint look of disdain from the opposing side, Grant leaned in and urged her in a low, sharp voice, "Stop wasting time. You said you had this under control. Don't mess this up when it matters most!"
But someone with so little experience could never handle such a high-stakes setting.
Facing the whole room, she stammered through her very first sentence, and all she managed to say clearly was, "Please... look at the scre
