I had been preoccupied with Atlas’s injuries these days and neglected work. Ryan noticed my skepticism and smiled, saying, “I’m confident we can succeed.”

“How are you confident about this? Are you saying..." I hesitated in making assumptions.

"Unless something unexpected happens, then yes." Ryan grinned.

I stared at him, dumbfounded. Considering his calm demeanor, he didn’t appear to be joking. I cautiously asked, “Are you saying we might secure phase two?”

Ryan nodded with a smile. "Why not? Who says we can't secure a major project?"

"Are you serious?" I felt elated. "Were you working on this all along? I wondered why you were rarely around."

“You wouldn’t have trusted me with this job if I sat around all day hoping for projects to come to me. We can't let Matthew win,” Ryan said smugly.

I laughed, "Haha! Tell me the details. How’d you manage to get in touch with them? If we secure this, we'll have a smooth road ahead."

Ryan explained the process to me in detail. Evidently, w