chapter thirteen

AURORA:

"What took you so long? Are you alright?" Ethan questioned when I got back to our table,

"Did you cry?"

I shook my head in negation and took my seat next to him,

"No, I didn't cry. I just had something in my eyes and I had to rinse it off."

He nodded his head,

As I took my seat, I took only a few seconds to stare at Jackson and took my gaze away when I saw him staring back at me.

"Let's welcome Mr Jackson Brandon to the stage, the new manager of Thompson cooperation."

Everyone clapped their hands as Jackson rose to his feet, but I didn't. I tried as hard as possible not to stare at him with a lot running through my mind. How come Jackson never told me about his family? He never told me that he had a very influential uncle and that he was the soon-to-be manager of the Thompson group of companies."

"Are you ready? It's almost time, Aurora." Ethan's voice snapped me out of my thoughts, and I wondered what he meant by that,

"Ready for what?"

"For this…"

"Let's welcome Ms Aurora