ADRIAN’S POV
By eleven o’clock that morning, Laurent Group stock had dropped by another six percent. By noon, we had already lost two international partners.
Nobody inside the executive boardroom looked comfortable anymore.
Reports were all over the table, phones kept vibrating, assistants moved in and out quietly while the financial projections on the large screen continued getting worse by the hour.
“Riverton officially terminated the final shipping exclusivity clause thirty minutes ago,” one of the executives said.
“Singapore investors are asking for reassurance before signing,” another added.
“They won’t sign,” Damien muttered from his seat near the end of the table. “Not while Arden Corporation keeps swallowing supply routes.”
I leaned back into the chesterfield chair I was sea
