Chapter 166

As Natalie sat down, a quiet conversation buzzed around her.

Brian, a sensation in the business world known for his dashing looks and cutthroat business acumen, was a name on everyone’s lips, from Hollywood insiders to international starlets dreaming of capturing the heart of a man like him.

“Do they know each other?”

“He’s never helped a lady with her dress before.”

Whispers swirled incessantly by Natalie’s ears.

She sat in silence for a while before restlessness took hold. Turning to the director beside her. she murmured, “I’m feeling off. May I step out early?”

The director gave a nod without a word, signaling his consent.

Seizing the moment as the audience was distracted by a closing act and the VIP area dimmed, Natalie slipped away through a side exit.

to stand when Gracia suddenly latched onto his

me for an interview. Why don’t you join me later?” she asked tentatively.

glance slid to the hand Gracia had placed on his arm, it was enough to make her

the side door. But by the time he

away any remaining traces of makeup. As she emerged, the award ceremony had ended, and journalists were bustling about, seeking

unnoticed among the crowd, mistaken for a

area’s lounge, away from prying eyes, Natalie

caught her attention. “I’m

tonight is

a few

reporters were fishing for a scoop, hoping to stir up a scandal behind Brian’s back, yet his

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left them nothing.

you, thank you. Ms. Wright, if you could take a seat,” the reporter

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