Testing the Waters

In the days that followed, he became busy again, sometimes without even a single phone call. It felt especially unpleasant, as if I were a forgotten corner. Yet, strangely, every time I started to feel resentful and thought he had forgotten about me, either his call or a message would suddenly arrive, as if to remind me of his presence. This mild sweetness couldn't help but make me feel he wasn't far away.

Before I could arrange a meeting with Vivian Harris, she urgently reached out to me first. I had to admit, she was a capable person, thriving in the complex social circles of G city, definitely a force to be reckoned with. She could unearth the dirt on almost anyone in the city who had a reputation.

She had found out that Eternal Properties was actively courting bureaucrats and still vying for a piece of land. George was behaving like a lackey behind Eternal Properties, scurrying about everywhere.