"Since we were short on time, we could not find a venue and opted to host the press conference in the exterior foyer. It is set to start at 2pm, your parents will speak first, then the two of you and then finally your brothers. We haven't revealed a great deal to the media within our invitation, so madam Reyes have left it to the two of you to decide whether you two make the reveal on your relationship. The format will be in the style of panel interview followed by questions from the media. Due to the short notice, we will not be able to moderate the questions so please keep things appropriate and not lash out unnecessarily. Do either of you have any questions?"
Joshua and Henry just shook their head, half the information flying right over them. They had gotten the gist of it, enough to be confident with how the conference would proceed. However, with every word that came out of Haerin's mouth, the more real the entire thing felt.
Nerves were starting to set in.
The PA lead the two dazed men to the room the presidents of each company were waiting, Samuel and Archer were still running around making sure everything was set for the livestream – they had finally found the mole amidst preparation and ended up side-tracked handing him over to the authorities. As soon as they entered the room, Hanna quickly started whizzing around the young men, letting out strings of orders to make them presentable.
Henry was forced to wear his blazer and a tie, having to ditch his employee ID that was usually hung around his neck. Hair wax had also been brought out from somewhere, him being made to sweep his hair aside, out of him face. He was then attacked with powder by Hanna Lore; everything was so last minute they did not have anyone to make them look presentable, the job falling onto the people themselves. Of course, not much was needed, however the over high stress of the situation had given everyone a sheen.
The older man was also forced to take care of his appearance, however due to the nature of his position in the company, it was more a matter of straightening out his image rather than increasing the formality of his attire. Of course, he too was attacked by his mother and her powder.
The two men were now stood side by side, somewhat vacant at the sheer speed of everything. "I am sure Haerin explained to you two," Caroline started as Hanna moved onto their husbands' faces, "so would you like us to reveal of do you two want to do that?" She was surprised to be met with initial silence. Eventually, realising the silence was helping nobody, Joshua took initiative to answer. "It would be preferable if you did so."
Henry wanted to disagree, however he also knew that he also wanted to stop this incomprehensible plan in its tracks, which was of course not an option. In the end he just nodded in agreement with Joshua, believing he must have thought about it before answering.
Meanwhile, Joshua found himself freaking out because he has no idea why he had said that, nor whether it was the better option. The entire situation was crushing his usually impeccable judgement.
All four parents could tell their respective son was completely out of wits, all of them putting it down to nerves in regards to coming out to the world in a matter of days after having been discovered by them.
In a sense they were not wrong, however, they also could not be farther from the truth, in reality, within the short time it had taken them to be escorted from the office to their parents, they had completely lost grip on the situation around them.
That was until Ramy entered.
"I have the rings."
That announcement was more than enough to snap the two of them out of their daze. The parents all perked up at the mention of the engagement rings; Ramy had gone to the Lore's primary jeweller – who's expertise helped run their high-end and affordable jewellery lines. The old woman was a genius, and despite the short amount of time at hand, she had given the two families her guarantee that she could have two unique engagement rings personalised and finished in time for the press conference. All she asked for in return was free reign on the wedding bands.
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