Derek's POV
I wasn't sure I was a very great liar, but I tried to be once everyone started asking me about my wife and child. Damn it, I had been so confident that Melissa would be by my side right now. But what can I do? She was seriously ill and needed rest.
"Mr. Derek sir? Your wife isn't here with you?" Asked another person, a junior staff.
"Um, no she isn't. She's in Tokyo as we speak right now. Work related." I put in my best smile to conclude the lie. It didn't feel great to tell everyone my young wife was sick at home because she had a spike in her blood pressure. No, I wasn't proud of that at all.
Then I saw her, and this little kid again. And who was that other lady? But no man was with her. Why did I just feel a sense of relief now? I mustered up the courage to walk up to her and...just to say hi. Besides, she said we needed to talk anyway.