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Neil could not say a word. His lips moved, but he could not speak.
Aurelia was nervous that she was going onto the stage, but she was also excited. She looked into the mirror after
putting the mask on. The event would start in ten minutes.
Cordelia sorted her hair while chuckling. “Don’t worry. You’ll be the last to go on stage. All you’ve got to do is to sit
in the float.”
“Mm-hmm!”
“I want to be in the float too!” Neil said that out of nowhere.
Cordelia was stunned. She watched him take the bigger mask from the prop box and put it on his face.
“Stop it!” said Cordelia. “We didn’t arrange for a man to be in the float…”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Won’t you have a man on it if I get on?”
“You…”
Getting onto the float was not what he wanted. He was just worried about the person on the float.
He must be wanting to block her so that people could not see her!
Neil stubbornly grabbed Aurelia with him.
Cordelia was drenched in a cold sweat as she stayed backstage.
The float came out slowly. A young lady with curly chestnut hair wearing a sparkly fairy-like dress sat on it. A
majestic man stood next to her. He looked intimidating.
They were like a mid-century princess and her loyal knight from Eropah.
Meanwhile, they wore masks. They looked mysterious with the embroidery with a local touch at the bottom of the
dress.
The segment was unexpectedly amazing. It stunned everyone. They complimented without holding back, bringing
the event to a climax.
Only then was Cordelia relieved. She called Zephyr to celebrate. “Hubby, the event ended with a bang!”
He chuckled. “I knew my wifey is capable!”
“What about the mastermind? Did you find out who it is?”
“Of course. Your husband is your superman. Is there anything that I can’t do?”
“Then I can rest now, right?” Cordelia giggled playfully. “I’ll let Superman Hamerton take care of everything left!”
A week later, the Baker Group’s board of directors’ meeting was held as usual.
The seniors were shocked to find out that Franklin Baker, who had not been showing himself, was at the meeting.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAt first, they were stunned. They then bowed and greeted him respectfully.
Although he was half-retired now, the Baker Group was still under him. His words counted.
Zephyr left the main seat for his grandfather while he and Janine sat on both sides.
Noah, who did not usually take care of company matters, was here too. Hannah was with him, and they sat close to
each other.
Zephyr glanced at her.
She happened to lift her head and saw his sharp eyes. Her heart squeezed, and she looked down in slight panic. She
pulled Noah’s shirt under the table.
Zephyr saw everything.
He scoffed and went straight into the topic.
“Hello, everyone. I won’t beat around the bush.” The big screen across the long table dropped slowly. As Zephyr
pressed on the remote, a couple of statistics instantly appeared on the screen.
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