“Vanessa…” She quivered and didn’t try to hide the shake as it slipped through her body before she had a chance to stop it. “I’ve prided myself in making investments that have catapulted my career, garnering me the title of ‘Most Successful Investor of the Decade.’ In my personal life, I’ve safeguarded my mind, only allowing myself to be led by my heart and spirit when necessary. It would be possible if I were a man who said things just to be charming. But I am not, and somehow I think you are not a woman who accepts bullshit.”
