"Even if you lost me, you shouldn’t have let yourself go. No man will ever take you seriously like this."
My brother regarded me with disappointment and shook his head.
"You had the nerve to leave back then. Why come crawling back now?"
But when I stepped onto the stage as the organizer’s future wife, the two of them froze.
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"Alessia is only 21 and has already won three major awards. She’s the brightest star in the industry. Her future is limitless."
"I heard that she is engaged to the Best Actor, Nicholas Dumont. A handsome man and a beautiful woman. They are clearly a match made in heaven!"
"Not so fast! Matteo Vasquez from the Vasquez Group has booked every helicopter in the city to pull off the grandest confession for Alessia. We still don’t know who she’ll choose!"
The awards ceremony venue buzzed with excitement.
Just as I found my seat, I turned and caught sight of the cold and imposing Nicholas.
When he saw me sitting down, a flicker of surprise crossed his face. But the moment he realized what I was doing, his expression twisted into pure disdain.
"Don't sit here."
I frowned in confusion.
"Why?"
Nicholas lifted his head arrogantly, his tone laced with irritation.