Chapter 29 BACK TO WORK

I angle myself in front of the dressing mirror, all dolled up for the meeting. I am not supposed to attend the meeting, but I have to, for the sake of Jerol. I am a nervous wreck right now. I have never been to any meetings, not to mention a shareholder meeting of a multi-billion-dollar company. The inferiority complex is savagely surging in like a flowing river. What if I do something that will embarrass Jerol? "Are you okay?" Jerol speaks, appearing from behind me in his three-piece custom-made tuxedo. He plops his strong arms on my shoulder, giving me a gentle squeeze, which I relish in the hope that it will relieve the anxiety. My eyes plunged into the scars on the back of his palms in the reflection. We took off the bandages, but the scars are so conspicuous. Even with this rich makeup that he insisted on, the scars on my forehead couldn't be hidden either. The recent one is the most conspicuous. I hope people will mind their business and not bother with our private lives. "I'