The silence stretched just long enough for Whitlock's pulse to settle and his mind to re-align.
He leaned back slowly, crossing one leg over the other, masking his rising hunger beneath a practiced expression of calm professionalism.
"Those sectors," he said quietly, "are not simply industries. They're the foundations of the modern world."
Liam nodded once. "Exactly."
Whitlock inhaled slowly through his nose. Most CEOs would have scoffed at such ambition, but he did not, because he had already seen enough today to understand that calling Liam's ambitions unrealistic would be the real foolishness.
Still… he needed some clarity on the issue. While the whole things is very enticing, he has to really understand what he's getting into before commiting.
Whitlock straightened slightly and asked the first of his careful questions.
