Over on the other end of the line, Elliot fell into silence.

Chad handed the phone over to Avery awkwardly, and she set it on the table after putting it on speaker.

"Hello, Mr. Foster."

Mike tried to suppress his laughter at the formal way in which Avery addressed Elliot, while Chad did not say a word.

On the other end, Elliot greeted her with a more formal tone, "Hello, Miss. Tate."

Avery was stunned.

Mike picked up his glass to take a sip of water; Chad did the same but realized his glass was already empty.

"I feel the need to explain to you that we are not trying to give you a hard time," Avery readjusted her emotions and explained the situation in a steady tone. "We have already established our factories not too long ago, but we don't have sufficient equipment and manpower. According to the current situation, it is true that we won't be able to fulfill your order. However, we can assure you that we can have a number of drones shipped over from abroad, but our products