Always Been Yours

Chapter 58

That same afternoon, Henry was at the cafe near school grounds, where he met up with the representative from Reinhart Group at the agreed time.

The representative was a middle-aged man with rather refined features and he was dressed in a suit and leather shoes while looking proper.

After the both of them took their seats in the cafe, the man introduced himself affably, “I’m Silas Reinhart, the chairman of Reinhart Group. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Upon hearing this, Henry immediately straightened in his seat and said courteously, “Oh, it’s nice to meet you, too, Mr. Reinhart. I’m Henry.”

Silas flashed him a casual smile, and he seemed rather enthusiastic as he chuckled heartily. “How refreshing! You certainly know your manners, young man.” Then, he cut to the chase by asking, “So, Henry, what does your buddy think about the deal we’re offering for your project?”

he was supposed to relay what Timothy had

and prompted jovially, “Actually, Henry, I came to meet you today with the utmost sincerity. If you’re willing to sell the software rights to our company, then we’re more than ready to up the initial offer of two

astonishment at this. Is Timothy psychic or something? I can’t believe this man is actually offering us five million for the software! If he’s willing to up the price by three million

intellectual, and a street-smart one to boot, Henry pursed his lips and pretended to look torn as he said slowly,

he maintained a friendly front as he chuckled. “Henry, I get what you mean, but we can’t go any higher than five million.” He paused and stared at the younger boy assessingly. “I’ll admit that your software is a rather brilliant one, and with its bright prospects in the market, it’s definitely worth more than the two million we initially offered. That’s the reason why our company has decided to re-evaluate the offer and came up with the

a clear idea of how much our project is worth. Actually, I came here today to tell you that my buddy refuses to sell

expression turned grim at this. He

was definitely worth twenty million on the market, but to be outsmarted and have his bluff called by two college kids wounded his pride. They’re just kids who are still wet behind the ears! They should thank us profusely and feel so honored that Reinhart

thought he had been the bigger person when he offered to up the price