lamming against her ribs so hard she was
erself and the door. Her hands were shaking so badly that the c
. Just
l surrounded, nodding at something a gray-haired man
job to do. She couldn't let him ruin
arget investors. She took a sip of champagne to st
'm Cassidy Fox with GreenTec
out even looking at her. He turned
riation of the same: a polite dismissal, a condescending smile, or outright ignoring her existence. They look
n she felt it. That prickling sensation on the
t to him. His gaze had drifted across the sea of heads, lan
redatory focus replacing the disinterest. He recognized her. The woman who had knelt f
riend's sudden tension. He followed Jaret's line
n his lips. "Isn't that your little trophy fro
s eyes never leaving Cassidy. "Looks l
k. An older man in a rumpled suit seemed interested in sustainable ener
ocket. "You've got five minutes of my
t was a lifeline. "Thank you
assistant, murmuring a few words. The assistant
ant, then at Jaret, and practically bowed before scurrying away, leavin
e interaction, but she felt the shift. The door that ha
on settling over him. He loved watching her str
giving a slight nod
ater on her face and figure out a new plan. She set her empty glass
the corner when she col
oice said. Hands caught h
The man was handsome, with slicked-back ha
" she stammered
offering his hand. "Pa
was one of the biggest VC firms in the city
id, shaking his hand.
eyes glinting. "I've been hearing some buzz
ungry to care. "We're looking for our Series A
eading up to a private suite on the second floor. A few other partners are up th
er, but the image of her empty bank account was louder
said. "Lea
elevator. She didn't look back toward the ballroom. If she had, she would have seen Ja
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