At the press breakfast at the Ritz-Carlton Cassian and Maeve sat side-by-side. To the cameras, they were the golden couple of the year.
Cassian played the part of the devoted husband perfectly. He kept a steady hand on the small of Maeve’s back and spoke eloquently about their "long-standing connection" and the "bright future of the combined Williams and Blackwood empires." He was smooth, charming, and looked at Maeve with a warmth that was entirely manufactured.
Maeve matched him beat for beat. She
laughed at his dry jokes and leaned into his shoulder whenever a camera flashed. Min-Hee was nowhere to be seen, which made it easier to focus on the performance. By the time the final interview ended and the reporters were packing up, the "Blackwood-Williams" romance was already the top tr
