"She didn't just say that."
Alia gnashed her teeth in rage, the turmoil in her heart taking a dangerous turn as she observed Pala's alard reaction from the corner of her eyes.
"Are you trying to say this mysterious bride stole Mr handso from so other lady?" Pala lowered her voice even further leaning towards Joanna.
"You will be surprised at the extent so selfish people would go to claim other's possession." Joanna sneered as she tilted her head briefly to look in Alia's direction before facing forward.
Pala also followed Joanna's stare, realization slowly dawning on her. She had been wanting to find out from Joanna why the latter had been hostile to her forr best friend. It was unlike the pair who had been inseparable for years. She also rembered a friend telling her that Alia had remarried after divorcing her scum of a husband and this marriage happened recently.
'Could it be that Joanna was indirectly talking about Alia or soone close to her?' Pala pondered excitedly. 'This is going to make one hot gist for my fans.' She bubbles within redirecting her attention back to Joanna.
"Won can indeed be cruel to themselves." Pala shook her head in fake sympathy, hoping to spur Joanna into revealing more information. "I can't imagine soone doing that to a fellow sister. That is completely heartless. If I were the other lady, I would be completely shattered and heartbroken."
"Tell about it." Joanna released a deep suppressed sigh.
"I wonder..." Pala paused as the event host called on Mr Anderson to give his input on the topic and share his insight on innovation and how it has helped in the beauty and business world.
A hush fell in the room as everyone was eager to capture every word that ca out of his mouth.
Alia felt her tense muscles slowly relax as Blaze's deep and gentle voice caressed her wounded heart, erasing the anger burning in her soul. She closed her eyes temporarily to push out Joanna and Pala's insightful words, focusing solely on her husband's pleasant voice. And like magic, it worked.
Opening her eyes, Alia was stunned to see Blaze staring directly at her as if trying to reassure her that everything was okay. She smiled and he smiled back at her before turning his face away.
"Innovation is critical to the heartbeat of any successful corporation in the industrialized world especially in the beauty industries." Blaze continued speaking, wowing the audience with his rich baritone voice.
"The beauty industry has always been at the forefront of innovation, constantly evolving to et the ever-changing needs and desires of consurs. From groundbreaking product formulations to cutting-edge technologies, innovation plays a pivotal role in shaping business, scaling impossible margins and redefining the essence of beauty."
"Through data-driven insights and advanced technologies, we can now customize product recomndations, develop tailored skincare regins, and provide personalized consultations. These, not only create a deeper connection between consurs and brands, but it also fosters loyalty and custor satisfaction. Take, for example, a new and revolutionary brand like LiLa Savvy..."
"What!" Alia's jaw dropped as the spotlight shifted from Blaze to her, capturing her bewildered expression.
Wild gasps erupted from every corner of the room as every pair of eyes turned to stare at her, wondering why the handso Blaze Anderson was referring to a new costic brand with a few years of experience and exposure when compared to other big nas in the room.
While muffled discussion ensued, Blaze dropped the second bombshell that left even the event host's jaws dropping to the floor.
"...owned and managed by one of the industry's most intelligent, smart, tenacious and innovative woman I have ever t. Soone I am proud to call my beautiful wife, Mrs Alia Anderson." Blaze said gesturing towards Alia.
"Your wife?" The event host, unintentionally blurted out, her gaze darting between Blaze and the beautiful young lady seated in the front row at the left wing.
Alia felt her heartbeat stop as she locked her gaze with her husband, her eyes widened like a saucer and her cheeks slowly turned beet red.
"Miss Alia Anderson, can you please stand up for recognition." The event host stated after apologizing off the microphone to Blaze.
"So shaless."Joanna hissed under her breath, her voice barely above a whisper. She instantly regretted informing Tina that Blaze was on air at a beauty conference, knowing the latter would be heartbroken by this announcent.
Alia could feel her body trembling as she slowly rose to her feet. She felt the heat and cold waves travel up and down her spine, her knee threatening to give way, as she raised her right hand and waved politely to the right and left before taking her seat, amid wild cheers and applause.
"So you are that mysterious wife and you have been pretending all this while, acting as though you weren't eavesdropping on my conversation?" Pala poked Alia on the arm. "Tell , how did you get him from....you know..." She winked.
"Touch , one more ti and I will make sure you never use those hands again," Alia said in a repressed voice, her lethal gaze shooting laser at Pala, causing the latter to flinch.
"Sorry, I was just joking." Pala smiled feverishly, turning her face to look at Joanna who was also stunned by Alia's vicious reaction.
"Now she thinks she's untouchable." Joanna scoffed in heart, looking elsewhere as more gossip filtered in the air.
"Mr Anderson is married! Unbelievable! When did this happen and how co no one knows about it?"
"It's probably one of those secret marriages. Moreover, he rarely talks about his private life except business."
"How was she able to get close to him? Didn't she recently divorce her husband who was caught sleeping with her younger sister? When did they date so quickly that they were already married? Isn't it suspicious that she remarried less than a month after her divorce?
"I don't care how she did it. What irks is the fact that she gets to marry my secret crush. It's so unfair."
"Well, I think she deserves to be happy after what her cheating ex did to her."
Alia paid less attention to the gossiping and focused on her husband who had resud speaking. Although she had been dreaming of what it would be like for him to publicly introduce her as his wife, she didn't expect he would make this revelation so soon and at such a public gathering that was being live-stread in six different countries.
"Permit to be blunt at this point. What makes LiLa Savvy unique and stand out as one of the most competitive growing brands in this country is the way it has revolutionized two major business concepts. One is the direct-to-consur business idea and the other is research and developnt strategies at improving products and services."
A hush fell in the room as Blaze explained further, impressing everyone especially his wife, who had no clue that her husband had been researching her company all this while.
"By leveraging e-comrce platforms, social dia, and influencer marketing, this ingenious brand has been able to bypass interdiaries and establish direct connections with her target audience. This direct relationship not only enables her to attain real-ti feedback, but it enhances swift product interactions, and the ability to cater to specific niche markets."
Other speakers nodded in agreent with the relevance of custor-product interaction.
"Also, while so brands may think investing massively in research and developnt might be a waste of ti and resources, it is crucial for driving innovation in every beauty industry. Exploring new ingredients, conducting clinical studies, and pioneering groundbreaking technologies is sothing LiLa Savvy does best. That is why, tomorrow, at the official unveiling of her newly improved skincare line, Andex Group international alongside so leading industries in the country and beyond will be partnering with this reputable brand to take her to the next level of innovation."
"Ah!"
Wild gasps, followed by thunderous cheering erupted in the room as everyone except for a jealous few cheered Alia, whose bewildered expression was a beauty to behold.
"Thank you." Alia's voice trembled with excitent. Blaze had not only helped with creating awareness for her new costic line that was set to be unveiled the next day, but he had also succeeded in making her the envy of every other brand seated in the room. Her na and brand seed to be the only topic of discussion on everyone's lips, as she caught so many brand owners stealing furtive glances at her every now and then.
She could feel her phone which was on silent mode buzzing continuously, but she didn't bother checking on any of her ssages. She could see so people texting on their phones and she didn't need anyone to tell her that the announcent had gone viral. Hopefully, all those young ladies trying to aim their hooks for her husband would now back off or answer directly to her.
The rest of the topic discussions, questions and answer sessions went by in a blur as Alia could barely contain her excitent. All the deaning murmurs and gossiping didn't affect her one bit as she kept her head held high, smiling all through the rest of the program. She didn't even notice when Joanna stood up and left the conference room until sothing made her turn to the right.
As the conference eting finally ca to a close, Alia and a few notable brand owners were invited up the stage to take pictures with the speakers. She proudly took her position on her husband's left-hand side smiling into the cara, as Blaze tenderly wrapped one arm around his waist and the other he kept to his side.
Afterwards, Blaze left with his beautiful wife, holding hands, amid flashing cara lights and questions being thrown at them from a large number of reporters gathered outside the venue.
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