Chapter 26

I smirked and walked in, Antonia trailing behind me. Upon seeing me, Jenny's face held a gentle and reassured smile. She must have really missed me. I stared at my seat and noticed it was empty, so I walked over amd sat down. "Enough with the shocked reactions. Why are you all acting like you've seen a ghost?" I asked after I had settled down. "Ms. Emerson.. we weren't expecting to see you so soon." One of the directors answered. "How come? Is a year too little for you?" I asked. His face turned red with embarrassment; "No.. it's just that we.." "I thought this meeting needed my presence." I asked, cutting him off. The directors all turned to stare at each other in confusion. Weird. I turned to face Jenny only to see a wide grin on her face. She lied to me!! I mentally scoffed and turned my attention back to them. "Well, I'm here now so carry on with the meeting." I said as I motioned towards the person that was speaking before. All of a sudden, he seemed rather nervous. Do I look that