Chapter 3

　　" Do you need to hold my hand?" Dimore teases her. " Nervous?"

　　She shoots a glare at him with a smile and rolls her eyes and this makes him burst into laughter.

　　" I have done this many times, Dimore, I am going to be fine. " She assures him.

　　She has done this many times, true, but she is just as nervous as the first time.

　　" Do you want a piece of advice though?" Dimore comes a bit forward so that their shoulders are touching and he adjusts the security earpiece over his ear.

　　"Okay?"

　　" Just breathe. " He chuckles. " You are a boss, you have got this. "

　　As Short and simple as this advice is, it means the world to her and she is very grateful for it.

　　She nods and pats him on his shoulder and this makes him smile.

　　They both walk towards the conference Hall with Dimore behind her, and as soon as they get in her eyes are met with the tens of flickering lights.

　　She sighs and takes an awkward step back, she would have lost balance if not for Dimore who supports her.

　　He stands as a shield between her and the cameras so that she would see properly and she makes her way to the platform and takes a seat.

　　The many microphones mounted in front of her are so intimidating, but she just breathes, as Dimore told her to.

　　She looks at the eager journalists, their recorders thrust towards her and they have their pens against papers, fingers against keyboards of laptops, waiting for her to start speaking so that they can take down everything, word for word.

　　She says a short prayer and leans towards the microphones and smiles at the crowd.

　　"Good morning everyone, thank you for honoring our invitation today. " She says.

　　"Is it true that Mister Jackson cheated his partners, Daven Gold, out of his share of the new gold mine and that's why there hasn't been a word from the Jackson companies since then?"

　　The first journalist doesn't even let her finish speaking before firing the question at her.

　　She blinks a few times and begins to think of the best way to answer his question.

　　The truth is that she knows exactly what happened between Daven's Gold and Mister Jackson, even though she wasn't part of their business, she knows that Mister Jackson cheated them.

　　Her job is not to tell the whole world that her father-in-law did wrong, or is a bad person, her job is to cover up for him, and tell a lie if she has to.

　　"Uhm, Devan gold had a lot of problems even before approaching us for business, it's not fair of you to accuse us of cheating them and running down their business. " She says smartly.

　　The journalist begins to feverishly type, or write down what she has said.

　　"Nailed it. " She praises herself under my breath. That's why she is the trophy wife.

　　Just as they are getting ready to fire fresh questions at her, the door opens and someone steps into the room and causes every breath to cease, including Edna's.

　　It's Malik again. He hardly comes to conferences, wondering what he is doing here.

　　The journalists rush towards him like a give of bees and they flash and click their cameras aggressively at him.

　　He seems to be enjoying it very well because he adjusts his sleeves and poses for the cameras.

　　When he is satisfied, he walks to join her at the pavement, his two assistants are half running behind him, trying to catch up with him.

　　He flashes a smile at her and gives him an awkward nod to acknowledge his presence. He sits close to her and leans against his seat and proceeds to drink from the bottle of water in front of him.

　　He is not being nonchalant or anything. He is just being relaxed because he is going to handle this well, more than she is doing. He is not being proud or anything, he is just Malik Jackson.

　　" Are you guys ready?" He says in the microphones.

　　The eager journalists look so ready that you would think that they are eager sprinters waiting for the baton to fall into their hands so that they can show off their skills like Usain Bolt.

　　" The Jackson empire wants you to forget everything about Devan gold, we are not responsible for their misfortune, as my colleague has said. "

　　He touches her shoulder briefly and for that brief moment, she felt a jolt of electricity through her body.

　　" There is bigger news." He adds. " The Jackson empire is set to become close business partners with the Kim Soo family. "

　　The journalists begin to loudly talk amongst themselves and begin to take down notes again. They seem to be excited by the news, but she is confused, on her part.

　　Kim Soo family? The same family that has been rivals with the Jackson empire for decades now? The same family that Mister Jackson hates with every fiber of his being.

　　"In fact," Malik smiles. " I and Mrs Edna will be traveling down to Korea soon to strengthen this new bond. "

　　Uproar. The journalists are screaming at the top of their lungs and Edna is very confused. What a way to hear about her latest trip.