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.

me a look, let out a little scoff, and yanked

way was I sitting next to

we switch seats?” I leaned in

on. He glanced at me, then at Edward, and seemed to get what I

owe me one,” he said under his breath with

quietly slid into his spot, while Jared took mine and leaned over to introduce himself to Edward in a

together and gave a polite nod

let out a silent sigh of relief–just like

launch officially kicked off, with Nathan’s business partner taking the stage to give a speech. When he finished, the spotlight swung over to Nathan, who took the lead on the tech presentation. His words carried weight,

the side of the stage, clutching a bouquet of flowers. She seized the

a hot pink dress that swished around her legs.

caught off

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to his assistant like he couldn’t wait

them.

was bold, no doubt about it. She snuck in a quick hug before turning red and scurrying off the stage. Nathan looked super awkward, glancing over in my direction, like he was

unfold, but it didn’t stir

good person. If she and Nathan really ended up together, it’d be great

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