Grand Festival 5

'He'll give me the limits of my opponents, he says….'

'All for Just for a moment of my time in the future?'

She repeated his words in her mind, trying to make sense of the proposition.

It seemed too simple, too absurd.

"How absurd…."

She couldn't fathom why Riley, of all people, would offer her such valuable information.

What did he mean by a moment of her time in the future?

Why did he know the limits of her opponents' budgets?

If he truly did possess this knowledge, what was in it for him?

Something didn't feel right, and Clara's instincts screamed at her to be cautious.

It was already peculiar that Riley had approached her out of the blue, and now, with this unexpected proposal, she couldn't help but feel even warier of him.

As she studied Riley's neutral expression, Clara weighed her options.