Lauren

It was my first time coming to the Astor Empire after becoming Mrs. Astor and quitting my job as an assistant. Every morning I thought how awkward it would be to come back to this place once again, not as an employee but as the wife of the chairman of this kingdom. And every time I came up with an answer, it failed to satisfy my curiosity. However, sitting in the conference room beside my husband literally shook my entire body.

It wasn’t a pleasant seat to sit in the first place. The front row, ahead of everyone, was the seat that I detested even in my school days, as most attention went to these people even when they didn’t ask for it. I preferred to be in the shadows more than to shine brightly in the sea of people. All the people who were sitting with us or in the back, mostly the board of directors of this company, were all coming to us, congratulating us on our marriage or just to take a look at us. It was gauche, along with a little eerie.

This morning, when Gavin told me to get