Chapter 24 The Investor's Frenzy

• “However,” Celeste said carefully, steadying her tone though her palms felt clammy, “I’m afraid there’s been a misunderstanding about the amount I’m requesting. The figure you just mentioned is… far beyond what I need. My project requires only a hundred million.”
• Her words rippled through the grand hall like a soft current. Heads tilted. Brows arched. For a moment, the hum of murmurs stilled.
• “Ms. Sterling,” Isaac Stein replied with indulgent ease, his voice heavy with the nonchalance of a man used to buying entire corporations with a signature, “don’t trouble yourself with the numbers. Name any amount. Unless you’re asking for tens of billions, I am prepared to pour billions into your vision.”