At the banquet hall.
Monica was wearing a black evening gown with high heels. She walked up to Wilson with a glass of red wine in her hands. "Mr. Wilson, thank you for coming to the banquet. Here's to you."
Wilson nodded and clinked his glass with Monica's. His movements were extremely elegant.
"Hi, how should I address you?" Monica smiled sweetly and looked over at the Alina who was standing beside Wilson.
Alina composed herself and smiled in return. "I'm Alina Miller. Nice to meet you."
"Oh, it's Alina. You look so beautiful!"
"Thank you!" Alina beamed.
"Alina, I don't have a partner with me today. Can I borrow Mr. Wilson for just five minutes? I'll greet a few of my old friends with him before returning him later." Monica looked at Alina hopefully, blinking her doe-like eyes. It
