Chapter 207: A Colossal Joke
Aurora followed Finnian upstairs, speaking only when they were out of earshot: "It's been a long time, Miss Montgomery."
"Indeed, it's been ten years, hasn't it? I hear you've become a trusted confidant of my grandfather," Aurora said with a quiet smile upon recognizing an old friend.
"All thanks to your grandfather," Finnian replied respectfully.
"Is it Grandpa who wants to see me this time, or...?" Aurora asked, unworried. After all, she and Magnus were father and daughter; surely her grandfather wouldn't misunderstand her?
"It's the other board members. They've caught wind of the situation and called an emergency meeting. Your grandfather couldn't be bothered with their chatter and asked you to come explain directly."
"That's fine. I had planned to keep up my disguise a bit longer, but it seems my fun is over too soon," Aurora said, spreading her hands, resigned to the stodgy old ways of the board.
With such a major issue at hand, they probably thought the sky was falling-which explained why they summoned Aurora so hastily.
"You're still as playful as ever," Finnian said with a gentle laugh.
He was the epitome of the boy next door, gentle and polished, unlike the hypocrite Hayden.
"I've changed a lot since then," Aurora sighed.
Finnian noticed a complex expression in her eyes; her gaze no longer held the purity of the past. Indeed, who could maintain the same facade after so many years?
"Don't worry, Miss. Your grandfather has everything under control."
nothing wrong. What do I have to fear?" Aurora's smile faded, and
graceful exit. She was
absent in her demeanor; she
corridor. Two black-suited bodyguards stood by
had visited once as a child with Magnus, where she had been
coat, her tiny head nestled sweetly against him as
and now she returned in a new
gentleness and instead embodying the stern chairman, his aura
and Magnus, and to his left, men
tense as if one were facing an interview panel; ten pairs of eyes fixed on her as she entered, enough to
continued walking, nodding to her grandfather, "Good afternoon,
like she was there for an interview, but
the Montgomery family. Ivy
you're the new HR manager?" a man with glasses asked
sit
upon arrival, which
to the others, but it seemed they had no intention of respecting
Montgomery
you, Chairman," Aurora said as she calmly took her seat. Until then, she had been standing alone while everyone else was
answer my question now?" the
few days ago. Is there anything I can do for you?" she
anything. Do you know why you were called
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