Chapitre 495: Fanning the Flames

When Baiyi arrived, Vice President Grant hurried forward, ready to greet, and shook the Soul Armature's hand. "Everyone's almost here; please take a seat," he said before nodding courteously at Tisdale, who stood beside Baiyi. 

Afterward, without further ado, he turned and led the pair into the hall.

'Huh. To go straight to the point like that, he really is worried,' Baiyi observed. VP Grant loved to prattle incessantly — in an attempt to appear amiable and easygoing. To Baiyi, making "small talk" with the man in no way indicated that the conversation would be short. 

Today, however, VP Grant had skipped all of that, leading them into the hall instead. It was a subtle change, but it was enough to highlight the urgency.