Chapter 59 A Stroke of Luck

I hesitated before telling him I’d rather not attend. I also had Ava with me, so I couldn’t go.

He mentioned that he had already arranged for my mother–in–law to watch Ava and that she would be

arriving at my house soon.

His attitude struck me as odd. He had never been eager to take me to social events, but it turned out that

ATL Empire organized it.

During the afternoon’s meeting, Nick asked about the manager who had represented Tanum Corporation before. Then he questioned my absence. Matthew quickly arranged for me to attend the dinner and even

gave me pointers on what to say. 1

Representatives from three other companies, all major players in Foswood, would join us. Each company had strengths, but Tanum Corporation was outmatched and did not belong on the same level.

Tanum Corporation had stumbled upon a stroke of luck. Among the representatives from ATL Empire

was Atlas

Seeing him again after only a few hours made me a bit nervous. Although I had just seen him this

morning, it felt like decades ago,

He had returned to his aloof self. He followed Nick without displaying much emotion, only offering me a casual greeting when he entered. There was nothing exceptional about it, but it did put me at ease.

comfortable saying too much

me about the steel windows in front

instead

something seemed off. Atlas was his assistant, yet Nick appeared to have discussions with him. This assistant was not

but Matthew had consistently refused due to the high cost. He had never been optimistic about it, because

adamant about using thermally broken steel windows as a

strength clearly lagged behind its competitors I strategically promoted the steel windows project as an alternative. This move

set

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with the ATL Empire’s representatives. Matthew quickly pulled me over to make a toast as well. I felt

the rounds, and Nick took me aside to discuss the steel windows in

opportunity to negotiate further with ATL Empire and be considered a key player lifted his spirits. He

Atlas, who appeared to be

windows,

with Nick, I had a plan in mind. I kept calm and responded to Matthew’s inquiries.

dinner concluded, and Matthew had arranged for a driver.

me as a visionary, remarking on my unique insights. He kept calling me his “lucky star,” asking how I had known to push

His boasting seemed to indicate that he had achieved his

Nick wants a detailed report, so research design options heavily. Detail the benefits of thermally broken

will

“Your

his kind words, but why didn’t he care about my struggles when he insisted I attend the dinner?

the toasts.

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