Chapter 168 Frenemies

~~Oslo, Norway~~ The bright ceiling light illuminated the windowless office, casting a stark, sterile glow on the tense atmosphere that hung heavily in the air. Around the long boardroom table, business suits and rigid expressions dominated the scene, as though the very air was laced with the weight of expectation and stress. Every person in the room had their eyes fixed on the projector screen, where a slideshow was about to begin. Darren sat across from his friend and business partner, Asher Andersen, his gaze silently pleading for an end to this excruciating meeting. The numbers on the slides had long since left him feeling dizzy, and he had to admit that if it weren’t for Asher’s guidance, his business might never have reached the heights it had. His passion lay in designing cars, not in the drudgery of boardroom presentations. His phone screen had flashed six times already with urgent calls he needed to return, yet he remained trapped in this meeting since early morning. As the