SYDNEY'S POV

As expected of a company as large as GT Group, the executive office quickly prepared the contracts and proposals and brought them for Mark to review.

I watched the man who brought the documents stand beside Mark and explain some details to him. "This is the termination of the acquisition proposal. We need your signature here," he pointed to a spot on the paper, "and there."

Mark nodded as he went through the papers first. Every now and then, he squinted and asked for explanations about certain points and why they were done a certain way. The man explained everything, and Mark would nod, seemingly impressed.

I was...