Chapter 439: The Cornered Animal

The restaurant was all polished woods, velvet chairs, and had the kind of silence that said important people ate here. In one word, it had all the warmth of a graveyard. And seated at the head of the table like a king in his den was President Roy.

Except there was one person Jameson hadn’t mentioned would be present.

Natalie froze, the breath knocked from her lungs like a sucker punch at the sight of her.

Kate.

Her stepmother.

Kate was seated beside her father and looked up the second she sensed her arrival.

"Oh, look who finally showed up," Kate said, smiling far too brightly as she peered over the rim of her glass.

But Natalie didn’t move, she stood there like a deer caught in headlights.

"What are you standing there for? That’s President Roy. Greet him," Jameson nudged her with an elbow, snapping her out of it.

President Roy didn’t look like a president, at least not in the stiff, boring way most imagined. He was in his early fifties, but age sat lightly on him.

His red hair, brushed back with a touch of silver at the temples, gave him a graceful, striking edge. Dressed in a crisp navy shirt with rolled sleeves and dark trousers, President Roy looked relaxed, in control, and deceptively approachable. Fit, tall, and confident, he wore power without needing to flaunt it.

"Hello, Mr. President," Natalie greeted, her voice breathy like someone who’d just sprinted a mile.

"Hello, Natalie. How long has it been? Last year?" He asked, his green eyed studying her.

"Two years ago, sir," she replied politely.

taken aback. "How quickly

"The kids grow up so fast these days. What are

and began to serve the first course: rosemary butter scallops,

through the silence like one of

She didn’t look at her when

no warmth, nor any follow-up to

dry chuckle. "That’s more than you’ve said to

glass, paused mid-air. "Two years?" he asked,

When school closes,

took a slow sip.

casually, setting the glass down. "I’d like

genuine

when I was younger, always on the

laughter

her lap, expression unreadable,

could take the bull by the

thank you for the new position." She

his mouth with his

"You’re not just a House Leader. You’re the eyes and ears of

her brow. "So I’m

you to observe. To ensure that school doesn’t

into her food with more aggression than necessary. "We’re the ones who pushed ourselves into their centuries-old academy. That school didn’t beg for human students, we barged

David cautioned her, but President Roy

smile didn’t

I need pragmatists. Dorminia thrives on balance. And right now, the board needs a human voice it

didn’t ask for this and shoved her in front of a firing squad," Natalie said flatly. "And I’m supposed to play nice

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