Chapter 696

The flight was delayed, arriving over an hour behind schedule. A whole entourage of high-ranking officials had been waiting for more than an hour. As the plane touched down, kicking up a gust of wind, Willow could feel her mentor trembling slightly beside her. Supporting Professor Grant, Willow turned her gaze with the others toward the aircraft. The cabin door opened, revealing a sharp-dressed white woman assisting an elderly man in a suit, his hair streaked with gray, as he descended the steps. Several officials from the Ministry of Commerce and the Foreign Affairs Department hurried forward eagerly. "Comrade Chase, welcome, welcome!" one of them, Minister Malfoy, greeted warmly. "I'm Malfoy from the Foreign Affairs Department. We've been looking forward to your arrival. You must be exhausted from the long journey!" The old man lowered his eyes, glanced at Minister Malfoy's outstretched hand, and coolly ignored it without offering his own. Minister Malfoy's smile faltered visibly, bu