Chapter 25. Bit and Pieces

It was so hard for Ellen to maintain her initial body posture and mien, the moment she sighted the tall figure that was standing by the entryway. The one that could never be mistaken for another.

   She almost missed her steps which could have led to an embarrassing trip, as her mother who was to come down from the car next held her slightly to balance. 

  Her entire body began to intensify on an instant pressure, on seeing that her brother who was absolutely meant to be up the tower, was outside the building just at the time that they had arrived. His assistant was not with him, there was no car in sight and there was no Hailey too. 

   The emboldened spirit that her mother had breathed confidently into her minutes ago, just dissipated into air when she realized that their plans could have flopped. 

'Oh dear. If this goes wrong, I would just act oblivious to what mother has done, and pretend like I