Returning to her office, Yue Ling settled behind her desk and attempted to resume her work.
Several documents awaited her signature, while a stack of proposals sat neatly beside her computer. The afternoon sunlight was already beginning to fade behind the heavy winter clouds, casting a pale gray glow across the spacious office.
Normally, Yue Ling would have buried herself in work without a second thought.
Today, however, her concentration was nowhere to be found.
She had been staring at the same document for nearly ten minutes.
The words were right in front of her, yet she had barely registered a single sentence.
Her grandfather's voice continued echoing in her mind.
'Have you told them?'
'And him?'
Yue Ling slowly lowered the pen in her hand.
A quiet sigh escaped her lips.
She leaned back in her chair, her bluish-green eyes drifting toward the enormous windows overlooking Imperial.
Snow continued falling outside.
