Rowan
It took five hours to finish the meeting with Arnold Richards, a lot of friendliness and cunning to convince him to stay with us.
At the end of the meeting I had established a new agreement, very fruitful for him but even more so with me.
My dad gave me the go-ahead before I left, so I could make the arrangements exactly as I wanted them.
I felt elated after closing the deal. I felt fulfilled and important for the first time since I started working for the company.
That was my first major job, and I couldn't wait to share it with Adelaide.
The door closed behind Arnold, and I immediately turned to Neil, who had been behind me the whole time, silent and listening, until I had asked his opinion about a few things. His ideas had been essential to my work.
"You were good, Neil," I
