章節 303: The Decision

Sara's eyes widened in surprise as she immediately rose to her feet the moment she saw Poul coming out from the council chamber's door.

"What happened? You've only been in there for under a minute? Did they reject you outright?" she asked, her concern evident in her voice.

Poul couldn't help but chuckle at her worried expression as he shook his head. "Didn't I tell you that I'll finish it in just under a minute? And here I am, mission accomplished," he said with a triumphant grin, spreading his arms playfully.

Sara sighed in relief. "So, how will we find out who won the contract?" 

"I guess we'll just have to wait for them to phone us," Poul said." 

***

Two days after the bidding proposal, the council members of the Chicago World's Fair convened a meeting to decide to whom they will grant a contract.

"I think it's financially clear that we take the better bid," Cregier said.