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 face in such a remote

was no

bus ride and an additional hour on a tractor, Lina and I were nearly

discomfort, "You'll get used to it. Be grateful for the tractor. Without it,

had its advantages: ample space, low labor costs, and government support. But that one stretch of road was a

considering backing out, Vinson

top-notch, and with government backing,

huge supply right now, or I'd have signed a contract already. If we team up for transport, we could cut costs

Gratefully, I nodded.

but the quality and price of the materials were compelling enough to make the extra shipping costs

Clyde over video, he seemed

it leaking? And what about

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

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

sounds good, but for a long-term deal, it'd be best if

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

finding a

that treacherous dirt road didn't

potentially funding some road repairs to ease future shipments

"Melanie, are you asleep?"

who was almost dozing off, immediately looked alert and annoyed. "You didn't want

by then, and

sighed at Clyde, "Without him, we wouldn't have found this place,

my call dropped, and I couldn't get any signal