Although Dahlia Thorne's situation was important because it had an influence on Gabriel Cole's side, Ethan Caldwell had a more pressing matter to attend to immediately: the collaboration with Iris Visuals to expand into a new market. His trip abroad this time was primarily to negotiate this specific issue.
Fortunately, the trip that took several days was not a waste. Ethan had signed a cooperation contract with The Olympus Group, although the various terms and conditions had not yet been fully clarified. To call it a signed contract was perhaps too generous, it was more accurate to say it was a written commitment to cooperate with legal validity. It did not carry a guarantee regarding profit-sharing rights, nor did it ensure that The Olympus Group would exert one hundred percent of their capabilities to assist the Caldwell family.
