“It’s not a big problem, but if it’s not dealt with soon, we’ll face technical problems in the later phase. Besides, something is off with the structure of the base. What do you guys have in the underground? Is it a garage or a warehouse?” Marcus asked.
I was a little bewildered by his question. “There’s nothing underneath. Why?”
He frowned. “Normally, there will have something built underneath with this kind of structure.”
He seemed to have realized something as he kept quiet and pondered for a moment. However, he did not ask further as he looked at me and asked, “Do you want to grab lunch together?”
I shook my head. “No, thanks. I…”
He arched his eyebrow and cut me off, “So, you plan to avoid me forever? We are business partners after all. It’s totally fine to have a meal with business partners, right?”
With his personality, I knew that if I continued to find excuses, he would also continue trying to talk me out of it. Therefore, I complied. “Okay. I know we can grab something to eat behind here. It’s nothing much, but it can fill our stomachs. I still have a lot to do in the afternoon, so I don’t want to waste time going to restaurants that are far away from here.”
He nodded with a smile. “Sure.”
the temporary facilities built for the convenience of the employees here. It was not big, but it was sufficient for us. The hotel was too far away from the base as it took about an hour for a round trip. It would be better to let everyone rest
this facility and hired a chef to prepare meals for all of us. It was quite
we reached there. I found us a place to sit and saw
and thanked
our meals, we ate quietly and did
office until the break time ended. However, he suggested, “You should be familiar with this place by now.
ahead by yourself? We only have fruit plantations nearby.” With that, I
arm and stopped me. I
see me or spend time with me. However, as your business partner, Ms. Stovall, can I request you to take me for a
excuse!” I flung his arm away in irritation.
trees. Most of the pears had ripened,
like this, Scarlett. I never have the intention of destroying
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