Chapter 15: Brian’s POV
(Six months later)
With a sigh of relief, I entered the hotel room, shedding my suit and loosening my tie. Despite my five-month stay, the space remained devoid of personal touches, cold and impersonal. What was initially a one-month business trip had unexpectedly extended to three weeks in New York and an ongoing five months in London. The business deals with Elon Musk’s company had yielded remarkable success, resulting in impressive stock gains in the international market. Just when I thought I could finally return home, an unforeseen problem demanded my immediate attention.
A call from my dad alerted me to a branch of our company in the UK that was on the verge of bankruptcy. It required urgent intervention. The mystery of vanishing merchandise had perplexed e
