Grace Li headed to a high-end office building in Midtown Manhattan in the afternoon to attend a board meeting with the project team. The building was located in a bustling commercial district, surrounded by towering skyscrapers, with a busy street full of cars down below. After the meeting, she took the elevator downstairs and walked out of the building, where the noise of the city hit her immediately. She hurriedly crossed the street and returned to the Nova Capital office near Wall Street. By this time, only three people remained in the office. Aiden Thompson had left early for New Jersey to handle the AgroTech project and wouldn't be back until late.
The funding for AgroTech had been successfully secured. The tough-to-deal-with old man, Rex Thompson from Silverstone Group, had decisive
