Matthew studied her briefly, nodded, and left the room.
Once he had gone, Miley helped Ste up, whispering, “Your boss is a good man.
”
Ste hesitated, looking puzzled at Miley.
“If he hadn’t found you in time, you would have been…” Miley felt a lump in her throat and stopped.
Comforting her, Ste patted Miley’s hand.
“Mr.
rk is indeed a good boss.
”
She pondered the recent events, most of it a blur.
But she could clearly recall Matthew’s warm embrace in the bathroom, and how distraught he looked seeing her in that state.
His voice had beenden with worry and concern, and his gaze so intense it left her puzzled.
It was all real.
Ste felt warmed by the thought.
Upstairs, the atmosphere at the press conference was tense.
“It’s getting quitete.
Where on earth are Prosperity Group’s employees? Could they possibly be ying some sort of joke on us by leaving us here?”
“Isn’t Prosperity Group hosting this press conference? If they’re cancelling, they should announce it.
This is wasting our time.
”
“What ack of punctuality! How can Prosperity Group be so disorganized?”
“I heard this time it’s a newbie.
Did their new designer get cold feet and run off?”
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More and more people were dissatisfied.
Frustration was mounting, and some attendees even rose to leave.
Kaia, arms crossed, watched the backstage intently.
She daydreamed about seizing the moment should Ste fail to appear.
If she took care of the guests, surely, she’d be hailed as a hero.
Just as she was engrossed in her fantasy, someone shouted, “Look!Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.
They are here.
”
The murmuring ceased as all eyes turned towards the entrance.
Holding Matthew’s arm, Ste made her appearance at the entrance of the halt.
Ste, d in a white dress, appeared ethereal as she moved, the hem of her garment gracefully lifting with each step.
Someone in the audience recognized the dress as Tobin’s creation and expressed astonishment.