My plan was really simple. What I was doing was to take advantage of Howard's personality and his desire for winning the project while taking advantage of Ashkeron's s****l orientation to create a dispute between them.
I was sure that Howard would definitely show up, but the main question was whether Ashkeron would show up or not.
If Ashkeron was not interested in Howard, or if he sensed anything wrong, my entire plan would fall apart.
Fortunately, Ashkeron did show up in the end, which meant that my plan was on the right track.
Ashkeron was dressed youthfully in casual clothes. He had a cap and glasses on, and it seemed like he purposely altered how he usually dressed probably because he was afraid that he might get recognized.
After scanning the place, Ashkeron spotted Howard and wa
