NATALIA
My eyes landed on Ivy approaching my direction, carrying a glass of champagne and clearly in a celebratory mood. She handed me a glass, but I politely declined.
She shrugged, “More for me. Great speech earlier, by the way. I haven’t seen you doing public speaking before. I must say, you’re not as bad as you think.”
I almost flinched at her remark. I fumbled on some of my words earlier but it wasn’t a total disaster. At least, not as bad as in my imagination. It didn’t even matter at the moment.
“Ivy,” I called, “Is there a chance that you saw Kyline around?”
She arched a brow. “No. I haven’t seen her since we started the party. Why? What did that woman do to you this time?”
I hesitated before shaking my head. “Nothing. She wasn’t even acknowledging my existence earlier. It’s
