Chapter 1063 – I Want to Clear Up The Misunderstanding
They sat down the living room.
Or rather, they entered a financial battlefield that had been disguised as a living room by expensive cushions and very obedient flowers.
The west sitting room was beautiful in the way old-money rooms always were beautiful. Polished wood, pale walls, tall windows, curtains that looked like they had never experienced dust in their privileged fabric lives, and chairs arranged in a way that looked comfortable until one realized every seat had political meaning.
Adrian took the seat facing Victor.
Victor took the opposite seat with the smile of a man entering a negotiation while pretending it was family tea.
Celeste sat at the side, elegant and composed, though internally she could feel a headache forming behind her eyes like a hostile acquisition.
Naomi sat beside Lux. Not clinging. But close enough that Elise noticed.
