Arthur Seldon was taken aback and asked,
"Who are you? Is this some kind of damn prank? Or is some heartless bastard just calling to mock my failure? You just wait, my experiment is about to succeed, just wait..."
Before he could finish, the person on the other end cut him off:
"You misunderstand. I'm from Truth Technology, and I'm prepared to invest in and acquire your Azure Sky Technology, even if it's just a garage company right now. To show my sincerity, I'll send you a portion of the deposit right now..."
Arthur Seldon felt his phone suddenly vibrate as a notification appeared.
He glanced at it, and his whole body trembled. He stood frozen on the spot.
Then, he rubbed his eyes hard, looked at the notification again, and then slapped himself across the face, making sure he wasn't seeing things.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.
One million US Dollars!
The other party had wired him one million US Dollars!
