Tina's forehead furrowed at Joanna's statent.
"He's not gay. He just doesn't like people poke nosing around his affairs. He is a very private man and we dated for more than a year. Our respective families and a few of our friends knew about us. Like I told you guys earlier, he even proposed to ."
"If you say so," Nicole said, not convinced.
"I will prove it to you," Tina said, opening her glittering clutch. She brought out her phone and opened her gallery app. "Here, take a look at this picture soone took of when I t his mum yesterday evening." She showed the picture first to Joanna and then to Nicole.
"Oh yeah, I saw this picture earlier this morning but it was taken down almost imdiately." Joanna pointed out.
Nicole scrutinizes the picture very well before airing her views bluntly. "All I see here is you hugging a woman who isn't responsive to your warm gesture."
Tina's forehead furrowed.
"Don't be sarcastic, Nicole." Joanna ca to Tina's rescue. "No one can boldly go hugging soone they don't know, especially the mother of such a dangerous man."
"If you say so." Nicole shrugged. "But let's go back to the issue at hand. What did you say to Alia after realizing she was friends with Mrs Anderson."
Tina lowered her gaze, pretending to be distressed. "I thought Alia was throwing herself at Blaze's mom to gain his attention. So, I got jealous and said things I now regret."
"Really!" Nicole was at a loss for words.
"But how could you think of such things? Alia is already married and she is not a promiscuous lady like so of us." Joanna pointed out.
"Speak for yourself, Joanna." Nicole rolled her eyes. "I am a very decent young woman with special needs."
All three of them burst into hushed laughter.
From where she was seated, Alia could hear the girls whispering and laughing in hushed voices. She knew they were talking about her and she hated Tina the more for trying to win her friends over with her pathetic display of fake emotions.
Instead of focusing on their furtive glances and side whispering, Alia concentrated all her attention on the first set of models walking the ramp. She was highly impressed by the latest captivating display.
"Isn't that model on the plunging vintage sea green dress too revealing?" Tyler whispered, leaning close to Alia, his warm minty breath fanning against her slightly exposed ear. He was now resting one of his arms on Alia's chair posing like her rich and famous lover.
"Excuse ..." Alia shot him a disapproving stare.
"I said isn't that lady..."
"Mr Tyler, I wasn't referring to that lady or anyone in particular," Alia said cutting him off. "You seem to be encroaching in my space and I don't feel comfortable." She eyed his hand resting on her chair and his face which was now leaning close to her as though he wanted to steal a kiss from her."
Adrianna suppressed a muffled laughter while staring at Alia's an face.
"Oh... Forgive , Miss Alia." Tyler smiled, removing his arm from her chair. "You can bla the force of attraction. So what do you think about the lady in the plunging neck dress?"
"I see nothing wrong with her dress," Alia said in a more professional than friendly voice. "Won may choose to wear dresses that highlight their bodies for a variety of reasons. These vary from expressing personal confidence to feeling attractive, conforming to societal beauty standards, wanting to feel feminine, or simply because they like the way a particular style looks on them."
"Does that an you can rock that outfit without feeling a bit embarrassed?"
"It seems you know nothing about the fashionista called Alia." Adrianna forced herself into the conversation without getting invited. It worked because Tyler shifted his attention from Alia to her even though it was for a split second.
"Alia can rock any style in this world and she will look superb in it in that banging body of hers without breaking a sweat."
"Wow!" Tyler turned his lustful gaze to Alia. "I'll give anything to see you in that dress, Miss Alia."
"Hmm..." Alia suppressed the urge to roll her eyes at him. She could feel soone's piercing gaze almost boring a hole through her head. So she tucked her hair behind her ear and looked backwards. But she saw nothing due to the dimd light.
The fashion show continued for the next twenty minutes, with guests clapping and cheering their favourite fashion brand.
When Kayla finally appeared with her model, adorned in her most expensive and unique outfit for the night, she was given a standing ovation, with her girls cheering the loudest.
After the fashion show, all guests were led to another enchantingly decorated hall for the fashion show after-party.
Alia and her friends made their way to a table close to the dance floor, chatting boisterously and vibing to the hyped electrifying music.
The jamming music coming from the DJ sound mix and the sll of alcohol filled the air with young n and won sweating it out on the dance fall.
Seated by a table away from Alia and her friends, were Gwen and Jerry barely enjoying each other's company as they drank from their champagne glasses, staring at people dancing. They individually had a score to settle with Alia and sought for the perfect mont to retaliate her earlier insult.
Over at Alia's table, her company attracted a lot of males who took turns trying their luck to woo one of the beautiful ladies. But none of the the ladies obliged. They seed rather contented, enjoying each other's company, plus the only handso man in their midst, Tyler Young.
Although Alia wished they could all be Tyler free, she couldn't get rid of him, seeing he had successfully lted his way through her friend's heart.
Aside from Alia, Tina was also displeased with Tyler's presence. It prevented her from bringing the issue she had with Alia to the table for everyone to address.
While they all drank, chatting and laughing loudly, Tyler stood up from where he was seated, two seats away from Alia and made his way towards her. He dropped his champagne glass on the table and extended his right hand towards her.
"Ahh..." Everyone on the table gasped including Tina, their pretty eyes widened in admiration and bewildernt.
Thinking the ladies were infatuated by his gesture, especially Alia whose cheeks had turned rosy red, Tyler said. "Alia, would you like to dance with ?"
"Ahem..." A deep, cold and intimidating voice standing behind Tyler made him shudder.
"Blaze...." Tina abruptly stood up, beaming like a Christmas light, thinking he had co for her.
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