He reached the Company venue at a rather early time, but still, he saw Hilda there waiting for his arrival with the new company identification card ready to give it to him.
They didn't have let a meeting time, and he hadn't even notified her of his arrival, and yet there she was waiting for him.
This surprised him a bit, but it also showed how resourceful the Takeshiba family really was, and most probably it was also some kind of warning that he couldn't escape their eyes or their grasp.
While Eric pretended to not care about this outside, inside he was apprehensive of what was going on and decided to be even more careful from now on.
It would be such a shame if he were to fall prey to his own complacency and lose everything he had achieved so far.
For that reason, he needed to double-check any decision he took, and make sure it was the right one before acting.
