Telling the Truth

“Yes. He was the son of Chairman Yang, the founder of The Elysian Inc,” Evina said with pride, but with a tinge of concern in her tone.

After the series of unfortunate events that she had encountered, she felt that she had finally found a nesting place. She could finally earn real money and start her own business while helping her sister’s family live comfortably.

Working as an executive assistant to the CEO made her feel elated, somehow. But it seemed that it was not the case for her older sister.

Her lips went pale as she mentioned the name of the company as if it was cursed and was not worth mentioning. But it was only obvious to her. Maria quickly bit her pallid lips, making blood flow back to them again.

“It was nice meeting you, sir. Maybe we should get going now. There’s a huge traffic jam and my son is waiting for me,” Maria stood up. She responded quickly as if she wanted to get out as soon as possible.

Evina’s eyebrows furrowed as sh