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toward Iben, who looks up from her phone and turns her face toward his. He makes a
grimace, raising his eyebrows as one does when very surprised. At the same time, Iben
shakes her head in resignation, then looks down at her cell phone again and says
emphatically, "Dad, relax!"

Jonathan ignores her remark; instead, he knocks again with both hands on the steering
wheel, this time not as forcefully as before. With an almost childlike expression on his
face, he exclaims, "Bingo, my clever boy, exactly! I hate that miserable, sleazy person
Edward Jains and his whole sleazy family, but today I will teach him a lesson he will never
forget."

Iben interrupts, "But Dad, we've heard about this so many times. Isn't it bad karma to
continue this feud?" She shakes her head, and Samantha does the same, chiming in,

"Yeah, Jonathan, that thing about you hating Edward Jains—isn't it a bit exaggerated?"

“No, it is not”, Andrew replied before Jonathan could answer himself. Although it annoyed
him that Jonathan repeatedly mentioned Edward Jains, he was slowly beginning to realize
that Jonathan harbored a genuine anger towards NautiTrade Logistics and Edward Jains'
empire. They had treated his grandfather in a vile manner, and he also knew what
consequences it could have had for their company if not especially his father had been on
the alert (There were rumors that his own grandfather Gunnar was too soft). Andrew was

aware of his innate talent for juggling raw materials and oil; it was clear in his mind. He had
worked with his grandfather and now his father since childhood. Moreover, he had
absorbed all business knowledge and insight about the company, especially through their
grandmother, who, like Jonathan, loved the company.

In many ways, it seemed as if she was a part of the company in her own unique way, even
though she had never set foot there. But grandma knew exactly the prices of oil and raw
materials. Her way of managing the household often felt like a form of business
management.

Andrew often wondered if that was why his grandparents had such happy years together -
because they treated their family and life like a business, essentially as an extension of
their company, Energistak Corporation. He remembered Marianne's stubbornness,
especially when they were children, where she often took on the role of a sort of surrogate
mother - cost-conscious and goal-oriented. Andrew could recall several episodes from his
childhood where she stood in a store negotiating for lower prices, a feat he repeatedly saw