Chapter 238

"You and your friend worked together to build that company into what it is today. That's really impressive," Sophia said. In her mind, those were the days when I was always busy. The dark circles under my eyes were impossible to miss every time she saw me, but my energy and excitement contradicted my exhaustion. I averted my gaze briefly, then let out a bitter chuckle. "But no matter how hard we worked, our company was still no match for the one you effortlessly set up to compete against us. "Sophia, not long ago, when I was on the verge of giving up, I seriously considered asking my partner to sell the company to you. Your methods and resources are far superior to ours. "Instead of watching all our hard work crumble in the face of your competition, I thought merging with your company might be the better option—a mutually beneficial arrangement." However, I overestimated myself. Sophia never cared about our company. She only set up her company to mirror ours and to compete with