Huge machines were not far away, digging, clearing earth. In such weather, some people were still working bare-chested. Maybe that's just how life is with all its variety.
"Sweetheart, the funds we need to mobilize this time are enormous. If possible, I want to bring my brother into this project. I'm just worried that Atlas and the others might not be willing, considering once someone's in, they might want a piece of such a large project..." We're all business people, and at the sight of a profit, the instinct is to want a slice. Ethan Baird was no exception.
"We can negotiate. There's no business that can't be done, only terms that can't be agreed upon." Charlotte imagined this place would start to take shape in two years, with people gradually moving in by the third year; in five years, it would become the first experimental new city. It truly was a groundbreaking project, no wonder Atlas Hallow insisted on doing it.