The Crawford family's business empire included a subsidiary specializing in battery production, primarily for export. Recently, this subsidiary had a contentious split with their former import-export partner and was now scouting for new collaborators. The Crawfords were highly sought-after partners—every company in Shoreline City, big or small, was scrambling for a piece of the pie. Ethan was no exception. But he knew his limits. As he was just transitioning into this new business venture, he lacked both experience and the confidence to land such a heavyweight client outright. He glanced at Joanne with a thoughtful expression. "I’ve tried twice and couldn’t even get a meeting with their execs. Maybe you should give it a shot?" Joanne met his gaze, suddenly realizing Ethan hadn’t hired

