The next day, I showed up in the northern suburbs with Earl.
I kept paying attention to Earl's expression throughout the visit, but his expression was always heavy.
Was he not satisfied?
Unease lingered in my heart. I accompanied Earl through the whole journey while feeling perturbed.
Finally, we reached the point we started, and I looked at Earl with eyes full of expectation as well as a trace of uncertainty. "Mr. Earl, what do you think?"
There was silence after I voiced my question.
Earl turned his gaze away and looked around. A sense of oppression enveloped me, and I was quickly forgetting how to breathe.
After a moment, Earl returned his gaze to me and immediately smiled. "Excellent. Much better than I imagined. I've already gotten people to take photos of the place and send them back. I trust everyone will be very pleased."
I covered my mouth in surprise, my entire state revealing how I felt. "Thank you for your confirmation. So, our cooperation..."
"Is smooth sailing. We'll sign the contract after my boss sends back the news. As for the price, we'll go with the figure that was discussed with Nibel earlier."
Nibel's previous offer was 250 million.
It far exceeded our expectations.
Nibel was right. This amount might be a lot for us, but it was a piece of cake for Earl. The value that he would create after that would be far more than that.
"That's great. I hope to reach a partnership with you. Do you have any plans after this? Let me treat you to dinner."
"Sure."
I was about to lead Earl away when we received an unexpected guest.
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