The negotiation took over two hours to conclude.
The first to walk out, welcoming Chloe Stephens's gaze with a gentle smile, approached her with deliberate steps. He lowered his head to meet her gaze at a close distance, and they looked at each other silently, sharing an inexplicable understanding.
In his smiling eyes, she saw the entire outcome.
Although this was the outcome they both desired.
Damnit, what did all of their past actions amount to then?
Did these people only relent after being tormented?
She then thought that if they had sat down in such a calm and composed manner for discussions back then, there wouldn't have been a favorable outcome. Instead, because of their compliance, they would have been separated forever.
"So, now it is…"
"This is the best outcome," Len Hawthorne leaned forward, gently touched her face with his, then pulled back: "Next, we will need to stay for a while to handle some follow-up matters."
