Unexpected Concession

Due to the distraction, the meeting room was instantly filled with an eerie silence as everyone instinctively shifted their gazes to the source of the loud bang. "I'm sorry, Mr. Vance. Your mother, Mrs. Vance, would like to see you, and I couldn't stop her." The secretary's voice shivered as she spoke, standing right behind Sylvia.

At the same time, Sylvia had already fixed her messy hair and outf