With a faint, knowing smile playing on his lips, Alvar strode confidently toward the entrance of the grand banquet hall, flanked by two attendants.
His commanding presence immediately drew the attention of everyone in the room.
"Who is that?"
"Wow, he's so handsome! And that body... How have I never seen him before?"
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The whispers around him didn't faze Alvar in the slightest. His sharp gaze swept across the room, but he had only one thing on his mind.
Where was Hetty?
In a quiet corner, Hetty was being berated by Paul and some other people.
From the moment she had stepped into the hall, all eyes had been on her.
The youngest female CEO in Veloria had shown up in a maternity dress, an unusual choice that had quickly become the talk of the evening.
Embarrassed, Paul immediate
