Shirley, Aleksei, Frey, and another person she wasn't familiar with was sitting down on a round table, with Neil standing by their side.
One chair was empty. The chair assigned to her.
From just a glance, she could tell that the conference was filled with important people, especially considering the area they were in right now.
With all of their eyes set on Estelle, Shirley was the first one to break the impending silence.
"..Come here and sit down," Shirley said.
Estelle did as she said and walked towards the chair, sitting down with ease.
Shirley raised her cup of tea, sipping the liquid as she stared at Estelle. "Have you been doing well?"
Despite her inner monologues, Estelle was still her grandniece. Shirley did not plan to be completely ignorant of the girl, but it couldn't be refuted that she was a little bit unwelcoming to her due to the impressions she had been making.
