How a Dying Woman Rewrote Her Epilogue

Chapter 194

Sylvie's words were, in a way, perfectly reasonable.

After all, everyone at the table was a businessperson, and the investment world was known for its stringent and intricate project evaluations.

From her perspective, if VistaLink Technologies truly had the backing of someone as distinguished as Professor Charles Sterling, it would be a shame to let an unknown newcomer jeopardize the project's prospects.

Elodie met Sylvie's gaze with a cold, steady look, then calmly turned away.

"That's really an internal matter for VistaLink Technologies to worry about," she said, her voice cool and measured-devoid of any discernible emotion, yet cutting straight to the heart of the issue.

Sylvie hesitated, a flicker of surprise flashing across her eyes.

Even Jarrod, sitting across the table, watched Elodie's composed face with a look that was hard to decipher. He narrowed his eyes slightly but chose not to comment.

Grady and Naylor exchanged glances, both clearly caught off guard by how effortlessly Elodie had tossed the question back at them.

a little. Was this really the way to address potential

softened his tone, offering a half-smile that was as much a probe as it was a pleasantry. "Mr. Sterling, everyone knows your engineers and technical staff at VistaLink Technologies are all graduates of the top schools. Their expertise isn't in question. But as far as

sweat, and sleepless nights went into a project like this. Who would want to see an

seeking funding, and it's only natural that the team

yes, on paper, Elodie only had a bachelor's degree. No matter how much

firm. "It's only natural to be cautious about investing. But Elodie's name is officially on the team. If any of you have doubts, then maybe this just isn't the right opportunity for us

was crystal clear: he'd rather walk away from the deal than compromise on Elodie's

eyes widened

All this for Elodie?

to pass up a major investment, just like

it wasn't up to the investors to decide whether they still wanted in after questioning VistaLink Technologies' decisions.

How impulsive!

best of his generation, son of the legendary Professor Charles Sterling-but she

Elodie for a few seconds. The real issue here was