The Betrayal Within

was back in the conference room. Orion paused i

" Noah

n't see how any of t

that's a pretty dumb thing to say, Orion. It should be my business, because that lady b

uickly cut him off. "But that's by the way. I'll let

Before he took his seat, he curtsied slightly, facing the members of the board. "I'm s

eet. "The reason we're here today is to discuss the total amount of shares that w

uld break down the entire affiliation process and acquisition of shares

ditions of the affiliation to both parties, making sure to state the necessary facts regarding

cia Crown demands that Starlight yield eighty percent of he

anger at the announcement the le

hty p

could stop himself, to the sur

ridiculous

sentative queried, visibly e

ht's shares, for an affiliation to happen, is outright

entative started to say

have your seat," Noah said, standin

us why that is r

coming here? You and your team

ld benefit both sides, which I'm a hundred percent sure, you'll be more on the b

Noah hadn't intended going through

uld have

s the ever cunni

this would turn out this way, but he'd somehow hoped it wouldn't. He

as wrong,

e much time to spend

this. I'm outta here. This was never going to work." He glanced

rted to ar

k. We're

trying to get her thoughts together, and silently praying that Rowan Peter had tangible information about her husband's whereabouts. She was tired of meeting a dead end each

dn't even

ace she didn't know, l

about how she knew so little about her husband. If she truly

t have even the

s why he'd ch

t it was not enough to rid hersel

led, tapping her, and Lyra sh

that had tapped her asked, loo

, still trying to gra

while now, but you seem to have

couch. "Yeah, sure," she added, p

y so, The Attorney will see you now," she said, gesturing towards

she hurried towards the office,

e door, and a very polish

lightly huge man, with a toothy grin and very pleasant facial features. His d

en. Please, sit," Rowan said, gestu

k the seat, meekly folding he

ld you lik

'm good," Lyra de

asses from the table. "So, to what do I owe this pleasant

uickly masked it before Rowan could notice. She wasn't g

re my husband's atto

d his eyes on h

ra offered when she

I know who you

iting her lips. "He left me those papers, and he never re

out w

nd's disa

Missus Raven. I'm finding it quite difficult to under

and's disappearance. You helped him prepare these divorce

pted by Lyra, who suddenly grabbed hi

o much to me, you see. I'm not exactly sure why he left me, but I know it might be due to some misunderstan

e saw. He pitied her, because he knew the disappearance of her husband was a lesser blow to

ssus Raven," Rowan said

p me out he

Just lis

d and listened, eager to

rce papers..have

t yet

sign them,

divorce Zander," Lyra

ng to have to, because Z

me where he

the papers first, then I can tell you some

ot signi

this, but you do

ney in shock, trying to pr

didn't have a say i

I'm going to sign the papers. It's Zander, we can always get married again, so

l me where he is after I sign these, else all hell

I'll tell you,

rs cro

, defi

ight then. Can I

gone through the

I don't have to. I'm no

documents before you sign, especially with your l

gning these so you can tell me about my husband, not

r a pen, and she quickly scribb

are w

took the papers

ably in his seat. "I'm not supposed to be disclosing this to you, because of the confidentia

now, is that my client, Zand