The media room on the first floor was designated exclusively for press conferences. Its design was genius.
With a separate, hidden exit on the stage area, it was designed to allow a spokesperson from the company to give a statement and then leave immediately afterwards without going near the reporters.
Victor and I waited behind a door with a two-way mirror watching dozens of reporters file into the press conference room and take their seats.
My stomach was in knots as I watched the room full of people buzzing with curiosity. They all had video cameras and their phones ready to record me as I read the prepared statement.
Geez, it meant there would be recordings of me speaking on the evening news. I didn’t want to be on TV.
I wanted to ask Victor to do the presentation, but I knew he w
