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.

him for details but eventually decided against it.

was no easy feat, revealing firsthand the transportation

a tractor, Lina and I were nearly

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

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

I was considering

are top-notch, and with government backing, it's

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

Gratefully, I nodded.

no real need for Aspire World to go to such lengths for supplies, but the

evening, chatting with Clyde over video,

a prefab house? Isn't it leaking? And what about wildlife? Spiders the size of

you give

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

careful out there. The factory's offer sounds good, but for a long-term deal, it'd be best if they handled the

on the same page; it wasn't feasible to

finding a production

already been an ordeal, and that treacherous dirt road didn't seem like it

ease future shipments and possibly negotiate better terms, Vinson knocked on my

"Melanie, are you asleep?"

annoyed. "You didn't want me to come, but you're

the door by then, and

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

I couldn't get any signal