Richard wiped his hot face with both hands and leaned against the back of the leather-covered chair in the conference room of the business center where he was having a business retreat with JFC shareholders and partners.
He had spent the entire day meeting with different people and discussing matters related to JFC Group, but regardless of the hours spent in discussions, the number of issues that needed to be addressed didn't seem to decrease.
It was exhausting, and it still was far from being over.
"Now that it is only the two of us, Mr. Clark, I think it is time we talked seriously and without beating around the bush."
Ian Shaw, a tall and overwhelming man in his late sixties, took a seat beside Richard and joined his hands on top of the long desk. He was one of the earliest partners of JFC Group and a good friend of Richard's late father; in fact, when Richard's parents passed away, Mr. Shaw was in charge of the company while the young man was still studying.
