Chapter 47

There had been no progress on the project the past few days. Cordelia and Annie could not even get into the Bayer Group. The latter was discouraged. She squatted by the road, defeated. The scorching sun was burning. The heat was enough to agitate. Cordelia fetched her a bottle of water with a smile. “Let’s have lunch somewhere. We’ll try again in the afternoon.” “It’s useless, Cordelia.” Annie’s voice sounded dispirited. “Seems like Jesse was telling the truth. It’s hard to conquer the Centrolis market. We’ve been here for so many days. Mr. Bayer aside, we haven’t been able to meet the mere person in charge! “I suggest that we give up…” Annie pouted. “I don’t know how long we will have to wait if this goes on!” “Don’t say that!” Cordelia was optimistic. “You've been in sales for two years now. You should know that closing the sales from one meeting is impossible. As soon as we have the slightest chance to deliver our proposal, it’ll be a big step for us!” “But we don’t even have