After his identity was exposed, Sylvia's work became even busier. He couldn't understand why there was suddenly so much for him to do, and why his brother wasn't willing to help share the load.
He left home at nine in the morning and didn't return until ten at night. It had been a week of non-stop busyness, and no one in his family seemed concerned enough to lend a hand.
"Boss, these documents need your signature, along with a contract. This collaboration was smooth sailing until recently when issues cropped up. After a thorough check, it seems the problem lies on our end."
The assistant handed several documents to Sylvia. Hearing this, Sylvia paused. What collaboration? He hadn't been involved in many recent collaborations, so he wasn't aware of any issues.
"What collaboration?"
After asking, Sylvia opened the documents and carefully went through them. It turned out that the problem arose from the network connections. The boss behind the collaborating company was Cyril, whose relationship with Sylvia was well known. Cyril seemed to be creating obstacles deliberately. Sylvia frowned.
"Is there no other company we can collaborate with? If the problem lies with me, isn't there another solution?"
They hadn't taken any action because they were worried about upsetting Sylvia. So, they sought his opinion first. Seeing Sylvia's reaction, the assistant could guess what he was thinking. It seemed he wasn't keen on the idea.
"We do have another solution. We could continue negotiating with them to resolve the issue or find another collaborator. We don't favor the first option since it seems they're intent on causing trouble. The second option would take a bit more time and money."
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