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Chapter 464

Chapter 464

A figure took the seat beside me, but I was so absorbed in the big screen that I barely noticed. All I registered was that he was tall, with a faint woody cologne. Only then did I turn to see who it was.

I almost gasped–it was someone I knew.

‘Edward!‘ I thought, stunned.

Edward glanced over at me, but before either of us could say anything, someone on his other side started talking to him. He turned politely to join their conversation.

I recognized the guy–he was the deputy mayor, someone I’d seen on TV a lot. He leaned in toward Edward as they talked.

Edward, meanwhile, sat with a presence that just radiated authority.

Just a minute ago, I was totally absorbed in the big screen, thinking about how cool all this cutting–edge tech was.

But now, I was squirming in my seat, desperate to switch places as soon as possible.

But the seats were all assigned, and with all these VIPs around, the only person I could possibly swap seats with was

Jared.

So, I reached out and gave his sleeve a sneaky little tug.

a look, let out a little scoff, and yanked his sleeve

way was I sitting next to Edward today–I was honestly kind

switch seats?” I leaned in

me, then at Edward, and

me one,” he said under his breath with a smirk, getting up and swapping

into his spot, while Jared took mine and leaned over to

together and gave a polite nod

let out a silent sigh of relief–just like that, I owed

spotlight swung over to Nathan, who took the lead on the tech presentation. His words carried weight, his confidence was infectious, and

suddenly darted out from the side of the

hot pink dress that swished around her legs. She looked young, gorgeous,

caught off guard when she rushed

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flowers, immediately passing them off to his assistant like he couldn’t wait to get

them.

She snuck in a quick hug before turning red and scurrying off the stage. Nathan looked super awkward, glancing over in my

but it didn’t

chat with Emily, I knew she was genuinely a good person. If she