Seeing the woman before him, her face streaked with tears, Victor Morgan could no longer restrain himself. He pulled her into his embrace, hoping the warmth of his chest could soothe her pain.
"Don't cry. I'll tell you everything."
Victor Morgan practically said the words through gritted teeth. He really didn't want her to bear so much; under his protection, she was supposed to live a life free of worry.
But Vera Warner was a sharp woman; how could he possibly deceive her? 'Since that's the case, I might as well tell her the truth,' he thought. 'It isn't a catastrophe, after all. Things haven't reached the worst-case scenario yet.'
"You guessed right. It's about the company in Aethelgard."
"I recently got word that Luna White, Faye Lockwood's old best friend, is marrying Connor Vance, the son of the Vance Group's president in Aethelgard."
