Threads of Love in the Fashion Realm

Chapter 2

I spent most of my night watching this man as he did a rotation of the room talking. Laughing and commanding everyone with his charm and his natural presence.

I found out his name was King or King for short and as well as being a handsome guy he was an estate agent well known in London. He has his own tv show and used to be a model. No wonder, with all his good looks. "my god woman, give us ordinary men a chance with your eyes," my friend James said coming and pulling up a chair next to me. I only smirked looking over at him. "you jealous "I played with him.

He shouldn't be he got one hell of a stunner with him tonight. She also happens to be one of my closest friends and I'm the reason they are together to this day.

James worked with the company about 3 years back and he had been an amazing editor for our promotional materials but turns out he wanted to work for himself so he quit. David was not happy at all that we were losing our best editor but nonetheless, we were all excited for him. "nah b***h you're crazy" can't say he's lying I am little crazy.

I was about to say something else but someone beat me and came and whispered in my ear. Looks like it was my time to do this f*****g speech.

Lord knows what's going to come out of my mouth "lord, you're speaking give us strength" Jessica, James girlfriend and my friend said coming to sit at the table.

I glare at her before following the guy up to the stage. Everyone started to quiet down obviously realising our little break was over and now we had to get back to showbiz.

"Take your time" the director said before opening the curtain for me to enter to the stage.

I stepped onto the stage with confidence in letting my legs take me to the centre. I knew Amy would be more than happy with her dress being centre stage and everything. Lucky little b***h, I deserve a commission for this kind of stuff.

I glanced at the audience and smiled brightly at them.

"Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, esteemed colleagues, What a remarkable gathering we have here tonight! I am truly honored to stand before all of you, amidst a sea of visionary leaders, accomplished business individuals, and renowned celebrities.

Tonight is a celebration of excellence, a testament to the hard work, determination, and resilience that each and every one of you has demonstrated on your path to success. It is a gathering of the finest minds and brightest talents, who have left an indelible mark on their respective industries.

As we come together to applaud and recognize exceptional achievements, let us also reflect on the importance of recognition itself. Awards not only signify individual triumphs but also act as a reminder of the collective effort it takes to build thriving industries and thriving communities.

Tonight, we celebrate the power of collaboration, the strength of teamwork, and the significance of fostering meaningful connections. It is through these connections that ideas spark, networks flourish, and our collective potential is unleashed.

Like I said it's an honour to be here standing in front of all you tonight. I have myself Worked to get to the level of success I am at now, however, it hasn't all been that simple. I've faced failures a lot of them but I've always believed in myself in my dreams which has helped me to get up every day. You don't have to have a masters degree to be able to achieve and become successful.

For these young people growing in this fast paced world I want to let you know that there will be challenges but if you truly believe in yourself then you can make it 100 percent"

I took a deep breath from the almos rant I went on. David was looking up at me proud. I smiled down at him. People started to clap obviously liking my speech but I wasn't completely done yet. As I looked around my eyes found him, he was staring at me like everyone else.

It wasn't his handsome features that made me stare longer this time or the reason for my gasp. It was the woman standing a few metres behind him right at the door. Without a second to think I shouted to the room "GET DOWN!!!"

People looked on with curiosity before I heard gun shots go off. That is when people started to scream and panic. My body was instantly brought down to the floor and covered by two rather large bodyguards. All I could hear was the guys shouting telling people to take cover. I could not see anything I didn't really know what was happening I just hoped that the woman no longer had her gun. "you bastards, flaunting your money when we are suffering, selfish ignorant bastards" she yelled as she was handcuffed and taken away.

How did she even get in here with a gun? Finally, the men got off me and lifted me back up onto my feet. When I could finally see the whole room was tunned to silence. I saw the glimpse of the woman being dragged out of the room. "are you hurt," David said running up to the stage he checked my body for any signs of an injury but I wasn't hurt. Yes, maybe the men did grab me quite roughly but I wasn't shot. "no, I'm fine, what about everyone, did she shoot anyone?" I said checking around the room. Luckily for all of us, nobody was shot but there was a bullet lodged in the glass wall right beside me on the stage.

Was she aiming for me? "no, her aim was poor everyone got down quick enough and then the police guards attacked her before she got a better aim" I know what he was saying but I didn't save these people.

My idiotic self was too busy staring at a guy that I didn't notice it earlier. David finally got me off the stage since I was in shock. I told him I would be fine but it wasn't his choice to take me over to the police. They asked for me to talk to them.

They were speaking to King at that moment. When they saw me approaching, they all stopped and King excused himself walking past me. He didn't forget to brush his arm with mine.

He knows he's f*****g sexy and that's a major turn on. Guys seem to be getting shyer these days feeling insecure and stuff which breaks my heart. Some women don't know how to treat a man.

"oh darling, you little angel" I heard a familiar voice say. I instantly recognised Andy a friend of my dad, he was a police officer and head of the department. He wrapped his arms around me.

"Ill take this one boys, continue and question others until you've got something" he didn't leave time for them to answer as he dragged me Over tO a table.

I sat down carefully and sighed with relief. Not the kind of night I was expecting.

"Andy what happened tonight who was that woman," I asked him hoping they were able to get some anSwers.

He watched for people listening in, obviously, every bit of information they have right now is of top importance to the police.

"she is the wife of a man we've been watching for over a year now. Its highly confidential but he has some links to a terrorism plot. Have you ever seen her in your life"? Wait a minute

Terrorism, I didn't expect this at allI was thinking she was just angry at us and was crazy. Andy has never been good at keeping things confidential. If its not him telling me its Ally at the office giving us the details.

"no never in my life, I've seen the photos already going around I know i look shocked but it's not because I know her its because she was in here with a f*****g gun" I hope he can sense my irritation for him to even assume I am linked to this in some Sort of way.

He grabbed my wrist. "calm down angel, I'm not accusing you but I have to be able to rule you out of case okay" I guess he is right. The quicker I'm removed the better my life will be. "did you see her come in, why were you staring that way in the first place." He asked me. "well" I started to talk.