Chapter 42

A man who appeared to be in his early fifties stormed through the double doors, his hair carefully slicked back, wearing a composed expression.

"Sorry Father, there was a meeting with the shareholders and I was running late" the man uttered as he walked closer, "Oh Ben, I didn't know you'd be coming"

Aliyah nodded in greeting, yet another person she did not know, the man seemed to observe her face as if wondering who she was supposed to be. Another middle-aged pale-looking man soon walked into her sight.

"Good afternoon, Uncle Fred and Uncle Morgan," Ben greeted with no expression on his face.

His Uncles?

She thought to herself, with the remaining people yet to come in it was clear that this was turning into some sort of family reunion affair, that she had no idea whatsoever about, she wasn't even aware that he still had family up until just a few minutes ago. This was all happening too fast for her to catch her breath. The least he could have done was give her a heads-up about th