“General Jefferson, is everything alright?” The official sounded worried.
General Jefferson scanned the crowd again, but there was nothing out of the ordinary. “It’s fine,” he said at last. Still, he couldn’t shake the feeling. That shadow just now looked so much like his lovely granddaughter-in-law. Maybe his eyes were just playing tricks on him.
Lydia had already been picked up by Malcolm, the secretary from the Department of Oversight.
“Direc—” Malcolm started, but Lydia cut him off right away.
“Just call me Lydia.”
She wasn’t planning to let anyone know who she really was yet.
Malcolm hesitated, clearly not used to being so informal, but orders were orders. “Alright, Lydia, let me show you to your seat in the department’s section.”
“Thanks.”
As Lydia walked ahead, more and more eyes turned her way. Her presence was impossible to ignore. With her black-framed glasses and quiet confidence, most people just assumed she was Malcolm’s new assistant. But the eyes behind those glasses were bright and sharp, like cold stars. There was a calm maturity there that seemed far beyond her age. She definitely didn’t look like any assistant they’d ever seen.
Easton, the other more well-known director in the department, was in his early forties and always dressed sharp. He kept glancing over his shoulder, hoping to spot her. When he finally saw Lydia following Malcolm, a rare smile broke through his normally stern expression. He wanted to wave her over, but Lydia barely glanced his way. She just exchanged a quiet word with Malcolm and picked an out-of-the-way seat for herself.
Easton couldn’t help but look disappointed.
Malcolm came over a moment later and quietly said, “Director, Ms. Norwood prefers not to attract attention.”


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