Not one to wait, he opted to give her a call.

Ariana picked up immediately, but an uneasy silence followed as neither knew how to break it.

Eventually, Holden broke the ice. His voice was tinged with concern.

“Working late again? Don’t push yourself too hard.”

Feigning ignorance, Ariana saw her chance to express herself.

“I really don’t want to work overtime, but this client seems impossible to please! I’m stuck having to keep refining this proposal.”

Holden let out an awkward cough.

I know a bit about the energy industry. Let

with feigned enthusiasm, “That

attentively. She found his real-time feedback much more valuable than endless back-and-forth

Holden walked Ariana through the entire proposal

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she let out a sigh of relief. Experienced professionals like Holden had

him with

expert, not just ‘someone who knows a bit!’ You must work in this industry, right?” She subtly probed, hoping he would

chose to keep

and dabble in various

can’t be just a small business. With your sharp mind, you must have

was amused

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