Pushing the doors open, her eyes took in a massive, sprawling round banquet table where a dozen powerful, high-ranking figures had already established their positions. The dense atmosphere made it glaringly obvious that her late arrival had left her as the sole missing piece of the evening's assembly.
"Oh! Look who has finally graced us with her magnificent presence! The illustrious Acting President Sin of the global Thorn Group has officially arrived!" a booming, boisterous voice echoed across the room.
A heavily built, portly man dressed in a bespoke silk suit broke away from the table, aggressively marching forward with his hand extended to intercept her.
Evelyn's internal corporate database instantly identified the man. Donner Russ, the supreme patriarch of the sprawling Russ Holding Group. In terms of age, he aligned perfectly with her father's generation.
