Samantha genuinely had no idea the whole thing would proceed so smoothly, and Mandy’s attitude toward it all excited her.

After thanking Mandy one more time, Samantha left the cafe and rushed back home in her Audi.

***

On the way home, she hurriedly called Adrian, wanting to tell him about the good news.

The moment the call connected, she happily asked, “Where are you?”

Adrian was on the way home too. He could tell from her voice that Samantha most likely had a successful meeting with Mandy.

He smiled and said, “I’m on my way home. How did it go? Did you have a good meeting?”

“Yes! Mandy agreed to invest seven million and three hundred thousand dollars to open up the new company. On top of that, she’ll be giving me a few technical people to help me build it up.

“I’m on my way home too, I can’t wait to see you!” Samantha’s voice was trembling at that point.

She would never have had the courage to do any of this without Adrian. He’s the one who gave her the support she needed to