“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.”

 

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

facility and hired a chef to prepare meals for

when we reached there. I found us a place to sit and saw

nodded and

we ate quietly and did

some time left after finishing our lunch, and I initially thought about resting in my office until the break time ended. However, he suggested, “You should be familiar with this place by now. Why don’t you take me around the site as a walk after our

don’t you go ahead by yourself? We only have fruit plantations nearby.” With that, I turned around and

stopped me. I frowned

“I know you don’t want to see me or spend time with me. However, as your business partner, Ms. Stovall, can I request you to take

I flung his arm away in irritation.

nearby the base was just pear trees. Most of the pears had ripened,

have to treat me like this, Scarlett. I never have the intention of destroying your life. Is

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