Earlier that day, Corvine and Athaliah had spent hours tucked away in the gym. Their conversation had zeroed in on business, flowing so easily and naturally that neither of them even noticed how much time had slipped away.
Athaliah wasn't just tossing out wild, impossible ideas either. Every single request she made was seriously ambitious, yet she backed it all up with rock-solid plans and details that showed she'd done her homework. That level of preparation hit Corvine harder than he ever expected it would.
Very few people could actually keep pace with him when things got serious in the business world. Most folks either puffed up their own abilities way too much or completely failed to see the full picture. But Athaliah?
She was on another level. She pushed back against his opinions with real confidence, threw out smart alternatives that made him think twice, and even caught little details he'd completely overlooked.
