CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY TWO – THE NEW INVESTORS

"Gregory Harris, I presume?" Lance stepped forward, extending his hand. "I'm Lance Storm, CEO of Storm Enterprises." Harris looked him up and down, his expression betraying nothing. Finally, he grasped Lance's hand with a grip just shy of painfully firm. "Indeed. And this is my associate, Evelyn Carter." Carter offered a perfunctory nod but no handshake. Lance recovered quickly, motioning them to the chairs at the head of the table. "Please, have a seat. Can I offer you anything? Coffee, tea, water?" "Just get on with it," Harris said brusquely, ignoring the pleasantries as he took a seat. "I don't have all day to waste on niceties." Lance's smile became strained, but he refused to rise to the bait. Retaking his own seat, he launched into an overview of Storm Enterprises - its history, current holdings and prospective projects in development. Harris and Carter listened impassively, their expressions revealing nothing. When Lance finally wound down, Harris fixed him with an assessi