Chapter 10 - Grant And Delaney Push Forward To Seek Favor
The ballroom erupted into thunderous applause, but Grant stood paralyzed as though struck by lightning.
The name echoed through the high vaulted ceilings of the museum gallery: Seraphina Bellamy.
Delaney grabbed Grant’s arm frantically, her fingernails digging deep into his tuxedo sleeve with desperate urgency.
“Grant! Did you hear that? That’s the Bellamy chairwoman! You said you knew their executives—get us up there right now!” Delaney hissed.
Grant swallowed hard, his throat dry as sandpaper as he tried to force his paralyzed legs to move forward.
He pushed aggressively through the crowd of astonished investors, elbowing past several prominent bankers to reach the front row.
“Excuse me... pardon me, let me through, I am Grant Holloway of Holloway Meridian Group!” he stammered defensively.
People turned to look at him with a mixture of pity and confusion, stepping aside to let the flustered CEO pass.
He needed to establish a connection immediately before anyone realized how deeply his company depended on her funding.
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Little did he know, he was walking straight into the center of a well-executed financial firing squad.
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