This was why Samantha decided to compete against Nelson, despite his character.

***

The pair arrived at Nine Kings half an hour later.

A sea of people was already there. Many companies had their proposals in hand, waiting to participate in the bidding process.

“Sit here. I doubt our turn will come anytime soon. I’ll go get you a cup of water.” Adrian pulled Samantha toward a chair, and the latter nodded.

She still found it a little uncomfortable how caring Adrian was toward her.

Adrian came back and passed Samantha a cup of water before sitting down and playing a boring video game on his phone.

Many people around them were chatting with each other, but Samantha was all alone. It seemed as though she was having a hard time joining the group.

On top of that, based on her current status, she herself felt that nobody would be bothered to interact with her.

At that moment, a few people walked in, attracting the attention of those already there.

“Hey, isn’t that Mr. Nelson?”

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