Vanessa didn’t come to Ness Corp on a whim; she was aware that the project currently being collaborated on by Cortex and Ness was overseen by Alden. Using the pretext of discussing the collaboration, she could conveniently search within Ness Corp.

As expected, the receptionist directly dialed the vice president’s extension: “Vice President, someone from Cortex has come to discuss the collaboration project. What do you think...?”

“Just have them contact my assistant directly. No need ...