Chapter 17
Chapter 17: The Man Who Held the Line
Daniel Cross waits for Alex in the conference room, watching the clock tick toward Michael Chen's arrival. The tension builds as Alex enters, and they go over last-minute details. When Chen finally arrives, the negotiation takes an unexpected turn that forces Alex to make a choice about his future. Daniel observes, caught between his role as a backer and his growing respect for the man across the table.
Daniel Cross stood at the window of the conference room, watching the city wake up below. The glass was cool against his palm, the reflection of the room behind him ghosting over the rooftops and church spires of Cambridge. He'd been in this building a hundred times, but never with this much riding on a single meeting.
His phone buzzed in his pocket. He pulled it out, glanced at the screen. A text from Michael Chen's assistant: Mr. Chen will arrive at 8:15. He's reviewed the revised terms.
Daniel pocketed the phone without responding. Revised terms. That was a polite way of saying he'd offered a compromise that neither side had agreed to yet. A middle ground that would give Alex control of the daily operations while Michael Chen held the majority stake—a balance that could work, if both men were willing to bend.
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