Chapter 131

MIRABEL POV

Just as I walked into the company, I was greeted by a lot of faces and they also took pictures of me, but my head was straight up and as I walked into the conference meeting, I saw the Senator's wife sitting.

“Mrs.Louren”

The air in the conference room was cold and sterile, though my skin burned with an icy numbness, the kind that only grief could bring.

"Mrs. Louren," I whispered, my voice barely louder than the thrum of the air conditioning. I could feel my chest tightening, but I willed myself to remain composed. I had no strength to show weakness today.

She smiled, a polite curve of the lips that didn’t reach her eyes. “We’ve been expecting you,thank goodness you came.”

I nodded silently and forced myself to walk to the seat reserved for me at the long, polished mahogany table. As I sat, the sound of the chair scraping against the marble floor seemed louder than it should have been, as though every little detail was magnified in my mind. The meeting room filled with