l's P

to attend a meeting with them tomorrow. What happened, Dad?" I as

out a few things first." He replied in a serious to

angs up on me when the matter in front of

yl." I came out of my tran

my bag. Both I and Emeline had our mailboxes opened in bo

colate? I am going to make it for me

umbled while opening th

gain when I saw a mail receive

the

t not with Aster King, an

would give his consent t

rough the content. I furrowed my brows while having a

ation and a real estate company that was contracted for

hat they wanted that company to use during construction but produced an

o through the content but looked at Emm

it was when I remembered that she told me e

rough this? Mr. King surely knows how to throw you in a pit

asked me to take this case. I was still a student and ha

ather's law firm after finishing my exams. There

ped while reading the

aos, and I was eagerly wai

like when I talked to him earlier, but I didn't

call when I heard the r

go there on the firm's behalf tomor

, Dad?" I asked my dad, sh

breath, and my anxiety r

ined our fingers. It was when I r

and serious tone that a

ew why I didn't want to b

et, but something

study because

r, and the secon

already asked HR to process your recruitment procedure here so that you can get your offic

be in a

at being with Aster is

o be a simple case of breach of contract terms, but I am sure that it's more than that, and that's why, the other company refused to compensate

any excuse that could save

t of our lives. At one point, we will be in f

nd going to this meeting without advance preparation not only puts K

I won't be able to do this." I almost pleaded to Dad in t

ell. You are my daughter, and I know your negotiation skills better than anyone else. Brian will take

the situa

who wants me t

r-in-law, and a thorn struck in m

control my emotions, but n

ting nor taking deep

d me worriedly, but what's there for me

me tomorrow; neither will they criticize me if I fail to negotiate. It's their request, not your de

logized to me again, but it

call you after the exam tomorrow

no desire to listen to

o write my paper tomorrow." I closed opened

ds the table, and

iately let go of her hand and apologized

nly made me more guilty of hurting her hand. I didn't reali

r... for supporting me." I apologized on

a careless smile dancing on her lips. This wasn't the first time when Emmeline tri

shrugged it off like this. I sighed, fee

s my mother, an

my past life that I had to deal with tw

heryl. We have an exam tomorrow," E

g to calm the storm down, which was still going inside my mi