"Do you like them?"
Christian’s voice brought out of my thoughts. He was looking down at the small fairy sculpture in front of .
"Ah, yes. I find them to be very cute," I said with a smile.
"Ugh, you’re so childish." Morgan rolled her eyes at and wrapped her arms around Christian’s arm. "I see Father over there. Let’s go say hi."
Christian nodded and led us over to where my father was standing. He was in a small group of people whom I recognized to be so of our family’s closest business partners.
"Ah, Christian! I’m so glad to see you here!" my father said, reaching out to shake his hand. "I appreciate you taking care of my daughters this evening. Let know if they beco too much."
"Father!" Morgan pouted, feeling offended.
Christian let out a small laugh, "Not at all. I’m honored to be in your daughters’ company."
One of the n beside my father looked at Christian with a curious look, "So this is the elusive CEO Vittoria. You look a lot like a woman I used to know."
"Oh, is that so? And who could that be?" Christian asked with interest. While his face showed only a small smile, the air around him turned cold. I could tell that he didn’t like the remark.
Is he being sensitive due to his mother?
The man pulled his hand away after a brief handshake. "It’s been so long now that I don’t rember her na. Either way, I doubt you’d know her; she was a nobody."
The air around Christian grew a few notches colder. "Well, if you ever rember her na, I’d love to know. Who knows, maybe we’re related!"
Christian’s intense gaze made the man uncomfortable. He averted his gaze and took another sip of his champagne. "Oh, yeah. Sure thing..."
My father introduced the other n to Christian and began discussing random business topics. I listened quietly, but Morgan was having a hard ti staying focused.
"Let’s go walk around. There’s so much to see," she said, tugging Christian’s arm.
My father chuckled, "Go on, we can talk more later. The ladies want to be entertained." He motioned with his hand for us to leave.
Christian hesitated slightly, but as soon as he glanced over at , he nodded. "Very well, let’s go take a look around".
We took a spin around the entire hall, looking at all of the fun decorations. I enjoyed them all, while Morgan seed to point out a made-up flaw. We ended our tour near where we first walked in.
"Oh! Let go grab you a drink, Christian," she said and walked over to the refreshnt table on the other side of the hall, leaving alone with Christian.
"You’re absolutely breathtaking tonight, Leslie. By far the most beautiful one here," said Christian, looking into my eyes.
"Thank you, you look quite handso yourself," I replied quietly.
Christian took a step forward, leaning into . "How about we ditch this event and have our own fun?"
He discreetly slipped sothing under his hand. "Room 714. et once the event starts. Everyone will be too focused on the event to realize you’re gone."
I glanced down, noticing a black keycard to one of the rooms in this hotel. My heart raced as I glanced up at him.
"I’ll be there," I said softly, placing the keycard into my purse.
Before pulling away, Christian gently stroked my arm, "I’m going to make you moan so loudly that everyone here will be able to hear your voice."
He took a step back, giving a mont to catch my breath. Just as my heart rate finally cald down, I noticed soone approaching us from the corner of my eye.
"Lucas?" I turned around, greeting Lucas with a big smile. He was wearing his signature cream colored suit, standing out among the other n who tended to wear dark colors.
"Leslie! I thought that was you! You look absolutely stunning! Wow!" He walked over and lifted my hand to place a kiss on it. His face was full of smiles as he looked over a few tis. "I must say, this dress was made for you!"
A small blush crept up on my cheeks from his complint. "Thank you, that’s sweet of you to say."
Suddenly, Christian took a step forward, placing himself partially in front of . "Hello, I don’t believe we’ve t before."
Lucas grinned, "No, we haven’t, but I’d recognize CEO Vittoria anywhere. I’m Lucas Christopher, nice to finally et you."
They shook hands for slightly longer than normal. There seed to be a strange air between the two of them that I couldn’t understand.
"So, how do you two know each other?" asked Christian, maintaining a friendly smile.
"Haha! We’re friends. Isn’t that right, Leslie?" Lucas laughed and turned to glance at .
I stepped out from behind Christian and nodded, "Yes, we are!"
Lucas’s face brightened from my answer. He reached into his pant pocket and pulled sothing out to show .
"I wasn’t sure if I’d see you here today. I picked these off the table to show you later, aren’t they just like the small fairies we saw at that park earlier?"
"Yes! I noticed them as soon as I glanced at the table over there! I also thought of the fairies in the park!" I answered, laughing. It was cute of Lucas to think of and even pocket one of the fairies for to see.
He looked at with full gentleness. "Leslie, if I knew you’d be there, I would’ve asked you to be my date. You didn’t co with one, right?"
I montarily paused and glanced over at Christian, who didn’t look too happy. "I...uh...umm...."
"She’s with ."
Christian linked his arm around mine, standing protectively at my side.
Oh? Is he feeling jealous?
I giggled to myself. "Yes, I ca here with Christian and my sister Morgan. I appreciate the thought."
The next mont, Morgan returned, holding two glasses of champagne. Her eyes were glued to mine and Christian’s interlocking arms.
"What’s going on here?" she asked, pushing away from Christian’s side. "Oh, it’s you. You’re Leslie’s friend, right?"
Lucas smiled and bowed his head slightly, "A pleasure to et you, eldest Miss. I am indeed Leslie’s friend."
Morgan’s eyes lit up, "Oh! Perfect! Why don’t you take her to see so of the art pieces that are going to be auctioned off today? I just saw the staff place them in the display." She leaned against Christian’s arm protectively.
Lucas imdiately perked up and looked at . "I would love to. What do you say, Leslie?"
I glanced over at Christian and noticed that he was glaring at Lucas. The sight was so funny to that I couldn’t help but giggle. "Sure, let’s go take a look!"
I flashed Christian a soft smile. A fire was burning deep in my eyes. "I’ll see you later."
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