Chapter 710

I looked at him, puzzled. "Hello, and you are?" "Allow me to introduce myself." The man in the suit looked refined and carried himself with a quiet authority. "My name is Dexter Binder. I'm the representative of the Holmes Group's South District branch. We met once at the company's annual conference." The moment he said that, a flicker of recognition sparked in my mind. "Ah, Mr. Binder. It's been a while." I reached out to shake his hand and asked, "What brings you here today?" Despite my polite tone, I couldn't shake the instinctive wariness creeping in. After all, Dexter was part of Holmes Group—Sophia's appointed representative in the South District, and I couldn't be sure whether he came in peace or with an agenda. "Mr. Palmer, I'm here on Ms. Holmes's behalf. She wanted to see if there's potential for a partnership between our companies." "Partnership?" That caught me completely off guard. Even Joanna, standing beside me, looked just as confused. Sophia wanted to partner wi