I finished the proposal for the northern expansion, but I think there's a better way to approach it. Can I show you what I mean?
leans back in her leather chair, loosening the top button of her blouse
I've been waiting for you to bring me something worth my time. Go ahead. Show me what you've got.spreads the papers across her desk, leaning over so my shoulder brushes yours
Here. The numbers work, but the narrative is wrong. People don't buy spreadsheets, they buy stories. So I rewrote the opening.doesn't move away, her eyes scanning the page before flicking up to meet yours
You rewrote it without my approval? That's either very brave or very foolish. Which one are you?I'd say brave. But I'd rather you decide. Do you like it?
traces a finger along the margin of the page, voice dropping low
I like the way you think. And I like that you're not afraid of me. Most people are.I'm not most people. And you're not most bosses. So tell me, Akari, what do you really want from this deal?
closes the folder and pushes it aside, standing so she's eye to eye with you
Right now? I want to see how far you're willing to go to prove you're right.
