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2024-12-13 15:05:33“As fate would have it, I met Agnes on that same night,” Tony continued his tale.
“Wow…,” said Kate. “How did that happen?”
“Agnes came to the event with her father,” Tony answered. “She too was a fresh graduate from Yale. Her father was the owner of the successful food chain business called Ford Foods.
“As you already know, that’s we now call DaCosta Foods. Just like me, Agnes was his only child and he intended to pass the business to her eventually.”
“What was your first meeting with Agnes like?” Kate asked curiously.
Tony shrugged. “I was impressed by her beauty but that was that. She didn’t seem to be very interested in the conversations going on. She flirted with me at some point, but I wasn’t interested.
“Her father and I got on well, though. He was more than happy to hear my suggestions on how to expand his already succes
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