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"Waiter, I'll get black coffee for me, no sugar," Samuel ordered.

Soon, the coffee was brought to him. He took a leisurely sip.

"Your choice of coffee shop is commendable, Ms. Landon. The coffee has a rich flavor and tastes great."

Smiling, Jessica replied, "Then I must invite you for coffee more often in the future."

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The two went back and forth, neither willing to concede.

Jessica had initially thought Samuel would be easy to manipulate, but she was somewhat surprised by his resilience.

However, she wasn't easily fooled either.

"Mr. Walker, it seems we have nothing left to discuss. Shall we call

and slowly put down his coffee cup. "Ms. Landon,

Do you

we're discussing a partnership, mutual trust is the first step. From your behavior just now, it seems you don't trust me much." Seeing Samuel's direct approach, Jessica decided not to beat around the bush either. The two shared a common goal, so there was no need for pretense. She sat back down and admitted, "You've caught me,

okay. It takes time

to get to the point. "You're a wise man, so I'll

"Please, go ahead."

to develop real estate there. As we

it would surely be profitable. However, Landon Group's current funds are

case, I'll be direct too. I will personally invest ten million dollars for the later stages of

her head slightly

for such a large project, ten million

do you suggest

fingers before him and said, "At least 50 million

amount, we can split the