The Day I Kissed An Older Man

There was still room for them to maneuver around the situation if immediate steps were taken, and delaying it would only complicate the situation. Sherman put down his documents and reclined halfway in his office chair.

"I want a thorough explanation of this issue," he demanded.

"It's rather simple, to be honest. This boils down to the original developer failing to resolve a dispute with that homeless individual. But at the moment, we won't have any specific information until the investigation is complete," Walter added.

Sherman's brow furrowed deeply. "Had it not been ascertained that there were no issues with the developer? Why did this individual emerge all of a sudden just as we were ready to commence construction?" Walter found it unclear whom Sherman was holding accountable in this situation. After all, their company had merely purchased the land from the developer. If they had not made a bid, other real estate moguls would have done the same. The area had considerable economic potential, and whoever managed to develop the land into a business district would stand to gain substantially from that venture.

"On the surface, the developer appeared to have resolved all prior issues," Walter continued cautiously.

The room was completely silent, save for

spoke. Those three simple words were more than

had just begun dabbling in real estate, they could not have been completely ignorant of the intricacies involved in such transactions. Clarification must be sought for every single detail even before proper research into the property commenced, particularly when

their company's

apologize. It was our oversight," Walter

it was not

developer's fault, we must gather evidence. We can't dive into this without getting to the bottom of these issues. Who

the developer, and going in blind would only result in more losses. He knew that dealing with the