'This party is such a bore,' Isabelle thought.
Nicholas had made quite a splash introducing her. Many guests who knew Nicholas came over to greet them.
"This is my fiancée, Isabelle," he said.
Nicholas casually flashed the engagement ring on his finger, making the guests murmur in surprise.
The golden bachelor had quietly gotten himself a fiancée, and she wasn't some heiress either.
Standing beside Nicholas, Isabelle dutifully played the role of a decent fiancée.
Nicholas noticed her fatigue. After all, it had been three years since she attended such an event.
The guests who spoke to her only wanted to dig more about their relationship gossip.
"Take a break in the corner," Nicholas whispered in her ear.
"Is that appropriate?" Isabelle glanced around the venue; nearly all the femal
