Timothe gave her a playful smile, the corners of his eyes crinkling slightly as he did.
"Thank you Timothe." Meredith replied and smiled warmly back at him before shifting her eyes
towards Aurora.
Aurora gave a tight lipped smile which she returned.
The man sitting beside Aurora nodded at her once, his face as hard and unreadable as stone.
Meredith glanced at Marcus next, who was gazing at her with a calm, unreadable expression. He casually leaned back in his chair.
When her eyes fell upon Elvin, he flashed her a wide smile. Meredith gave him a brief, embarrassed smile before immediately lowering her gaze, trying desperately to suppress the nervousness felt. When she peeked back up at Marcus she found him frowning slightly.
She was sure he could feel her nervousness.
Meredith took a deep breath and thought about Atlas to calm herself down.
"Your father used to lead these meetings and now you're sitting at his place. I'm sure he must be proud of you."
