The room fell into complete silence.
For a mont, no one spoke. No one moved. The tension was so thick it was suffocating.
Then—
"PFFT—HAHAHAHA!"
Laughter exploded in the hall like thunder.
"Did she just say she is Miss Dawn?"
"What kind of joke is this?!"
"Where did this nobody co from? Is she crazy?"
The businessn clutched their stomachs, wiping away tears of laughter. Even so of the guards holding Alex down couldn’t help but smirk.
Nora, who had been sweating in panic, suddenly realized sothing.
No one believed Aurora.
Even though she had been scared at first, the laughter of the crowd gave her an idea.
She had originally lied to those fools, that she had hired a stand-in for herself and now she just needs to extend the act and present real Dawn as the stand-in.
With that thought, Nora pretended to be calm and said,
"This...lady is telling the truth. She is Dawn! The real one! Yes, the real one. Please don’t mock her."
Jasper was confused, he turned toward Zain who instantly whispered to him,
"The woman in the beige suit is the imposter hired by Miss Dawn. Miss Dawn wants to see everyone’s real face and hence..."
Jasper’s eyes flashed with understanding.
Ah, so that’s how it is.
His lips curled into a smirk as he nodded slightly. "I see... I see..."
The businessn, still laughing, looked confused.
"Huh? What is happening?"
"Miss Nora is saying that woman is really Dawn?"
"That’s impossible! She’s just so random nobody!"
But then—
Nora raised her hand and then turned toward Aurora, with a fake gentleness she said,
"We all believe you are Miss Dawn, right Mr. Green?"
Jasper raised an eyebrow and chuckled.
"So you’re telling this lady in the beige suit is really Miss Dawn? How interesting..."
He turned to Aurora with fake respect and did a small bow. "I deeply apologize if we offended you, Miss Dawn."
But his mocking tone made it clear—he still didn’t believe it.
The other businessn quickly caught on and laughed along.
"Yes, yes! We are so sorry for not recognizing the great Miss Dawn!" one man snickered.
"Haha! Such an honor to et the real Miss Dawn!" another man laughed.
Their voices were filled with sarcasm.
No one truly believed Aurora.
Aurora’s brows furrowed. She kept on feeling that everyone was only faking the respect they were giving her.
However...
"It doesn’t matter. Just let that young man go. I want to have a talk with him in person."
Nora was stunned.
Does Dawn truly know Eldest Young Master Green?
If yes then...they were f*cked up!
In a cautious voice she asked,
"Miss Dawn, do you know this gentleman?"
"No." Aurora shook her head.
Nora heaved a sigh of relief before saying in the familiar gentle voice,
"Then please forget about him Miss Dawn, he is not worth your ti."
Aurora finally realized what was amiss in Nora’s tone.
Nora’s sounded as if she was a mother who was guiding a stupid child.
With a frown, Aurora said,
"Did I ask for your opinion?"
The room went silent again.
Nora’s smile stiffened.
The way Aurora spoke... was cold, and powerful. Like she was soone standing above all of them.
The businessn looked at each other, confused.
Jasper’s smirk twitched for a second before he quickly recovered.
"Oh my, Miss Dawn is quite...direct," he said, pretending to be polite, but his tone was mocking.
"But Miss Dawn, please don’t take it the wrong way. Miss Nora is only worried for you."
"Yes, yes!" A businessman laughed awkwardly. "Miss Nora has always been kind and gentle!"
Nora quickly nodded and smiled again.
"Yes, Miss Dawn. I only wanted to help you. This man is nothing but trouble, I—"
"Shut up."
Aurora’s voice was calm but sharp like a knife.
Everyone froze.
Even Jasper’s expression darkened slightly.
Nora’s face paled.
Aurora took a step forward, her cold eyes locking onto Nora.
"I don’t need your fake kindness," she said. "And I don’t need you to speak for ."
The businessn gasped.
"How dare she talk to Miss Nora like that?!"
"Who does she think she is?!"
But so of them suddenly felt nervous.
If this woman was truly Miss Dawn... then they just laughed at her earlier.
Aurora turned to the n holding Alex down.
"Let him go."
The guards hesitated.
Jasper chuckled.
"Oh, Miss Dawn, you must not understand the situation. My brother made a mistake, and he must apologize properly."
The businessn nodded.
"Yes! He should kneel and apologize!"
"Kneel!"
"Kneel!"
The chanting started again.
Aurora’s expression didn’t change, but there was a cold glint in her eyes.
A second later—
CRACK!
The wooden floor beneath her feet shattered into small pieces.
It wasn’t Aurora...but Nora.
Her tone was chilly as she said,
"Since Miss Dawn is asking for sothing you all should give it, or is it that you all know so news."
At her words, everyone panicked and one by one businessn quickly shut their mouths. The laughter, the mocking—it all disappeared in an instant.
So of them turned pale. So nervously looked at Jasper.
Jasper’s smirk faded for real this ti. His eyes darkened as he stared at Nora.
Nora’s voice was light, but there was a sharpness hidden beneath it.
"Why are you hesitating?" she asked, tilting her head. "Is there sothing you all know that I don’t?"
Her words hinted that everyone knew about her real identity as Dawn and knew that Aurora was her stand-in.
In reality, she was scared, what if Aurora caught on her words, and cleared the misunderstanding?
She would be dood!
The businessn imdiately shook their heads.
"No! No! We wouldn’t dare!"
"Of course not, Miss Nora!"
"We were just confused, that’s all!"
Nora smiled, but it didn’t reach her eyes.
"Good," she said. Then she turned to the guards. "Let him go."
The guards didn’t dare to hesitate anymore. They instantly let go of Alex.
Alex coughed and rubbed his wrists, giving Nora a long look before stepping beside Aurora.
Jasper clenched his fists. His control over the situation was slipping. He had to do sothing.
Quickly, he put on his usual smirk and clapped his hands.
"Well! Since Miss Dawn and Miss Nora both agree, then of course, we must listen!" he said with fake enthusiasm.
The businessn all nodded quickly.
"Yes, yes!"
"Whatever Miss Dawn and Miss Nora say!"
Jasper turned to Alex, his eyes cold but his smile polite.
"My dear brother, you’re free to go," he said. "But I do hope you’ll behave better next ti."
Alex didn’t even look at him. He turned to Aurora instead.
Aurora glanced at him, then looked back at Nora. "Miss..."
"Nora."
"Miss Nora," she said, voice calm. "You seem to have quite a bit of influence here."
Nora’s fingers twitched slightly, but her smile remained.
"Why, Miss Dawn, you flatter ," she said sweetly. "I only do what’s best for everyone."
Aurora chuckled. "Is that so?"
Sothing about the way she said it made Nora’s heart tighten.
Jasper, who had been watching, suddenly smiled again.
"Well then!" he said loudly. "Now that the matter is settled, why don’t we all enjoy the party again?"
The businessn quickly nodded.
"Yes, yes! Let’s drink!"
"Forget about this little misunderstanding!"
The tension in the room didn’t disappear, but everyone pretended it did.
Aurora didn’t say anything else. She simply turned around and walked out.
Alex followed her.
Once they reached Aurora’s seat, Aurora sat down and motioned for Alex to sit down too.
Alex nervously sat down and looked at Aurora with curiosity.
Just when Aurora thought he would ask for investnt, Alex said gratefully,
"Thank you so much for saving , Miss Dawn! You..."
Then suddenly he paused.
"You... what?" Aurora raised an eyebrow, waiting for Alex to finish his sentence.
Alex scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
"Uh... you really saved back there. If it weren’t for you, I’d probably be on the floor right now, eating dust."
Aurora chuckled lightly. "You seem to get into trouble a lot."
Alex sighed. "Yeah, you could say that. My dear brother loves making my life difficult."
"Your brother," she said, tapping her fingers on the table, "doesn’t like you very much, does he?"
Alex scoffed. "That’s an understatent. He wants to crush ."
Aurora humd in thought. "And why is that?"
Alex leaned back, staring at the ceiling.
"Because I exist. He thinks I’m a threat to his position. Even though I don’t care about fighting for the family business, he still sees as a problem."
Aurora took a sip of her drink, her eyes thoughtful.
"You must have done sothing to make him that scared of you."
Alex laughed bitterly. "I guess being born was enough."
There was a short silence.
"I know soone who is in a similar situation as you." Aurora chuckled as she thought about Alex.
Alex chuckled.
"What’s your na by the way?" Aurora asked.
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