Norma's godfather did not recognize me. He sat upright in the corner, staring straight ahead. On the right side of the conference room, a few people were casually chatting in Cantonese. It seemed that these individuals were the ones from Xiangjiang that Oswald had mentioned. Oswald and I found a spot and had just sat down when the conference room door was pushed open. Then, accompanied by several assistants and secretaries, Caroline walked in gracefully. She took her seat at the head of the table, smiled at everyone, and said:
"Everyone, I apologize for being late!"