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CXXIII. This Little Shop
Like an unforgettable habit, the Old Mercator went out talking with the chief of the Antareses. He begins by talking about how he is dealing now with a small company in which he couldn’t deny that he had a lot of frustrations in it too.
His company, Ferdinand Antares, chuckles at having the same experience as his. “I also dealt with one but it's another story on how my war got done with them.” He stopped right there without any intention to say more about that company.
But Grant knows about it. That is why he is even more motivated to get the conglomerate of the Antareses because they are outsmarted by the Gautarza Company.
Nevertheless, they only beamed secretive smiles to each and laughed again at how a small shop is trying to win against the Mercator Group.
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