She lifted the phone to her ear with a friendly yet distant chuckle, "Mr. Barlow!"

Barlow's voice came through with enthusiasm, "Ms. Jarvis, about that collaboration we discussed yesterday, I'm in quite a hurry over here. How about we meet tonight to talk details, what do you say?" Sylvia's tone remained unchanged, "I'm terribly sorry, I'm not feeling very well today and was thinking of heading home early. Let's reschedule!"

Barlow's voice lost some of its warmth, "Turning down a business opportunity that's knocking at your door?"

"Of course not, it's just that I'm really not feeling up to it. I'll set a time to discuss everything with Mr. Barlow soon!"

Barlow let out a meaningful chuckle, "Alright then, I wish Ms. Jarvis a speedy recovery, and let's firm up the details of our partnership as soon as possible."

"Thank you for your trust, Mr. Barlow!"

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took a sip of his coffee, which had gone tepid, commenting casually, "Must be tough, a young woman doing business like this." Leaning on his shoulder, Sylvia's posture was relaxed, but

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