Meet My Brothers by Red Thirteen

"Mom, please, just stay quiet! Our family's partnership with them is already over. Do you want to make things worse for me?" Lewis cautioned.

"Who said anything about canceling the partnership between the subsidiary and the Bowen Group?”

Just then, a middle-aged man entered the hotel lobby. He addressed Lewis directly, saying, "Apologies for the delay. Traffic was a nightmare, and I had some last-minute tasks to handle. But just because I'm late doesn't mean our collaboration is off the table."

A wave of relief swept over Lewis as he caught sight of Ralph. "You made it after all. I was starting to worry you wouldn't show up.”

When Lewis first encountered the CEO of the Barrett Group, he had mentally prepared himself for the inevitable collapse of their collaboration.

With the head office seemingly unwilling to cooperate, Lewis had little hope left. However, Ralph's arrival sparked a glimmer of optimism.

Perhaps there was still a chance to reverse the situation, especially given the considerable investment Lewis had put into Ralph.

room, he wasted no time getting down to business. "Enough talk. Let's proceed

by Ralph's assertiveness. He hadn't anticipated such determination from him to proceed with

of

to heed outsiders’ opinions. I make the

my authority to manage this business. Even if he's the CEO

approval and funding from the head office. Without their consent, our partnership can't

won't be able to hinder our collaboration, regardless of his

influence over Timothy? There were rumors that Ralph had been demoted from the head office to the Nord City branch. Suddenly, Timothy's voice cut through the tension, cold and authoritative. "Unless I give my approval and sign off on this deal, your signatures

with a mixture of anger and humiliation. He pointed accusingly at Timothy and

collaboration is a lucrative opportunity. You have no right to terminate the partnership between me and the

was pleasantly surprised to learn about their