When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 97

Chapter 97



Understanding the gravity of the situation, I immediately went back to my room to pack my bags and informed Lina she'd be joining me on this business trip.

Having already touched base with our local suppliers, it was clear none could meet our demands in bulk. Our only option was to look out of state.

Initially, Clyde was against me making the trip alone, but with York stirring up trouble and jeopardizing several projects, Clyde had no choice but to stay behind.

Unfortunately, even in neighboring states, only a handful of factories could offer limited supplies, making the venture cost-ineffective.

Just as I was hitting a wall, Vinson called with a lead on some stock at an incredibly low price.

"Only thing is, it's in Eclipse City. Transport costs are gonna be a bit higher, and it's not the easiest place to reach."

"We should definitely check out the goods in person for our first deal. When can you make it?"

Eclipse City, mostly accessible through winding mountain roads, posed a significant challenge for transporting large quantities of building materials, indeed increasing costs.

After running the numbers, considering transportation and potential losses, I felt the risk might be worth taking.

"Vinson, get in touch with the factory for me. I'm down to take a look."

"Great, I've already set up a partnership with them. See you at the airport tomorrow," Vinson said, hanging up before I could even respond.

thought about messaging him for details but eventually decided against it. Having a familiar

to Eclipse City was no easy

an additional hour on a tractor, Lina and

"You'll get used to it. Be grateful

advantages: ample space, low labor costs, and government

considering backing out, Vinson

and with government backing, it's a solid long-term

signed a contract already. If we team up for transport, we could cut

Gratefully, I nodded.

go to such lengths for supplies, but the quality and price of the materials were compelling enough to make

chatting with Clyde

Isn't it leaking? And

retorted, "With today's technology, can't you give mountain regions

and scrutinized my screen until he caught sight of Lina, which seemed to

offer sounds good, but

were on the same page; it wasn't feasible to make this trip every time.

a production

treacherous dirt road didn't seem like

to ease

"Melanie, are you asleep?"

looked alert and annoyed. "You didn't want

and Vinson was partially

at Clyde, "Without him, we wouldn't

call dropped, and I couldn't get any