At Brown Group.

"I can't approve this funding request."

The rejection was expected. Sophia sat calmly across from Melissa.

"Ms. Thompson, Mountrex Motors can't afford a production line shutdown. Leasing another line is absolutely necessary," Sandra spoke up from beside Sophia, her view of Melissa shifting. Their first impression of this woman had been of someone elegant and gentle, but she was really a wolf in sheep's clothing. Now that William was ...