When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him

Chapter 984 Where Is Cecilia

It was ten minutes past ten.

In Orion Corporation’s conference room, all the senior executives had gathered today, including Niel and Elena.

Elena glanced around, but couldn’t spot Cecilia, so she asked Jessica, “Where’s Cecilia?”

Jessica shook her head. “I’m not sure. It seems she hasn’t arrived at the office yet.”

“How can you not know? Aren’t you always with Cecilia? I specifically asked you to take care of her, not to be here working.” Elena spoke sharply, showing no concern for her feelings.

Jessica immediately felt wronged. “Nathaniel and Cecilia don’t like me. They told me not to return to Daltonia Villa at night, so I had to rent a place nearby. During the day, I take care of Cecilia at the company.”

She skillfully avoided mentioning the incident where she drugged Nathaniel.

Hearing this, Elena finally let it go.

“It’s time already. Why isn’t Cecilia here?”

It turned out Miranda had given Cecilia a different time, half an hour later than what she’d told everyone else.

“Could it be that Cecilia didn’t manage to get the project from Imminence Corporation and is too embarrassed to show up?” Jessica asked, pretending to be concerned.

Elena shot her a glare. “Watch what you’re saying.”

So many senior executives were present, not to mention Niel.

If Cecilia lost to Miranda, it would prove that the second branch of the family was inferior to the main branch.

Jessica immediately shut her mouth and stayed quiet.

Feeling uneasy, Elena went to ask the receptionist if Cecilia had arrived, only to be told she hadn’t.

She was just about to call Cecilia to find out what was going on when Miranda walked over.

“Aunt Elena, the meeting’s about to start. Grandpa asked you to come in quickly.” Miranda stared at her intently.

Realizing she couldn’t make the call now, Elena resigned herself to dealing with Cecilia’s mess.

She walked into the conference room in her high heels:

Niel frowned. “Why isn’t Cecilia here yet?”

“Maybe she’s stuck in traffic.” Elena awkwardly tried to make an excuse days, each one more unreliable than the last.”

Elena couldn’t refute Niel, so she kept her head down and listened quietly.

Miranda also took her seat and glanced at the time. It was already fifteen minutes past ten.

“It’s been fifteen minutes past the start time. I don’t think Cecilia is coming,” she said loudly, on purpose.Belongs to © n0velDrama.Org.

The senior executives began whispering among themselves, also suspecting that Cecilia wouldn’t show up.

Nicholas, sitting to Niel’s left, started feeling concerned as well.

He was confident that Cecilia wouldn’t break her promise, but he was worried something might have happened to her on the way.

“Grandpa, Mr. Nicholas, I think we won’t be able to wait for Cecilia any longer. We should start discussing how to handle this crisis.” Miranda spoke up again.

As soon as she spoke, everyone began nodding in agreement.

They didn’t believe Cecilia could actually seize the project from Imminence Corporation.

Nel agreed as well. “Okay, let’s begin. Everyone, share your thoughts.”

It was past the scheduled time, and Niel had lost any favorable impression of Cecilia.

Just as the others were about to start talking, Elena interrupted. “It’s only been fifteen minutes, right? Besides, Cecilia is pregnant, which makes traveling quite inconvenient for her. I have something here that I’d like to announce on her behalf.”

Everyone turned their attention to Elena.

Elena’s assistant pulled out a signed contract.

It was from a client that had previously been taken by Imminence Corporation but had now been won back.

“Dad, Nicholas, and everyone here, I was planning to let Cecilia deliver the news herself when she arrived. But since she’s not here yet, I’ll share the good news. This former supplier has been won back by Cecilia,” Elena said.