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ARRANGED MARRIAGE:
A marriage born out of a business arrangement where both parties aim to benefit from the other.
Adam asked me to have dinner with him. But I knew my cousin better. He only invited me over for dinner to either drop a bomb on my head or he’d touch base on what’s going on with the business. So even though it was casual, I was ready with the figures in my head, just in case he asks.
“Business is good?” he asked casually.
“I knew you took me to dinner for a reason!” I accused, pointing a finger at him.
He chuckled. “Just asking.”
I smiled at him. “It’s great!” I said. “In a few months, you’ll see those figures going green.”
“Maybe it’s time to expand.”
I stared at him. “What do you mean?”
He shrugged. “Well, my investor saw the last reports we gave and he… was i
