He’d jogged all the way here.
‘Mr McCarthy.‘ The man bowed. ‘Forgive me for not greetin
‘Check the ladies‘ invitations,‘ Austyn cut him off.
The man straightened up, mopped beads of perspiration from his forehead and walked up to Georgina and Alissa. ‘Ladies, could you please show me your invites?”
Both women panicked.
They were in neither business nor politics; of course they didn’t get an invite.
Their invitation cards were forged.
The usher at the door just did a cursory inspection and let them in
But there was no way their fake copies could fool the organiser.
‘We…Um…‘
‘I misplaced my…uh…”
They were now the absolute centre of attention.
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There must be close to four dozen people in the crowd now.
Every pair of eyes
was on them.
Georgina wished the ground underneath her feet could open up and swallow her whole.
Any fate was better than this public humiliation.
Alissa hung her head and used Georgina’s body as a shield.
Their faces turned vermillion.
They stammered, unable to string two words together.
The organiser was losing his patience.
He’d pegged the two as party crashers.
‘Ladies, if you can’t produce your invites, I’m afraid I’ll have to call security.”
Georgina shot a venomous glance at Kira.
It was all her fault!
Feeling his job was done here, Austyn said simply, ‘Kai, stay here and follow up.
“Yes, Boss.‘
Austyn left with Kira by his side.
The organiser signalled to the security guards.
Georgina and Alissa were physically hauled out of the banquet hall.
Kayleigh hid in a corner, shielded from view.
She took in the scene with a stony face.
After she saw Austyn leave with the Hewitt woman, she dialled a number.
When the call was picked up, she said, ‘Mr Santoro, Hewitt is at the Grand Copthorne right now. This is the perfect opportunity to carry out your plan.‘
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Gideon entered the banquet hall just in time to catch the figure in a red silk dress walking up
the stairs.
He recognised Kira immediately.
He shook off Gwen’s hand and bounded towards Kira.
‘Young Master?‘ Gwen wanted to chase after him but was held back by her stilettos.
‘Stay here,‘ Gideon ordered with a backward glance.
Gwen could only watch as
Gideon made a beeline for the stairs.
As soon as they were on the second floor and she saw no one else around, Kira pushed Austyn
away.
“Why did you do that?”
‘Do what?‘ Austyn leaned against the railing.
‘Put your arm around me in public. Now everyone’s going to think we’re a couple!”
‘We ARE a couple,‘ Austyn reminded his wife.
‘I mean…I… Kira stomped her feet and almost twisted her ankles.
She forgot she was in heels.
‘What I meant was, that was an unnecessary public display of…of affection. I was so embarrassed.‘
Her cheeks were flushed.
Kira touched her face. ‘But then, I have a lot of makeup on today. Maybe they won’t recognise me the next time they see me.‘
Then they wouldn’t be able to expose her identity as Austyn’s wife.
Kira was still fuming, though.
Austyn had promised there would be no reporters here, but his action just now was tantamount to a public announcement of their relationship.
Austyn drew her into his arms.
Kira yelped.
She struggled to free herself, but gave up and buried her face in his dinner jacket when she saw
passing waiters glancing at them.
Austyn half–carried her to the nearest room and kicked the door shut.
He pinned her against the door.
The room was dark.
They were the only ones there.
The noise downstairs vanished.
Kira could hear his breathing and hers.
Austyn lifted her chin with a finger. ‘Is this how you treat someone who just helped you out of a jam?‘
Kira mumbled, ‘But I didn’t need your help. I had it under control.”
‘Oh, really?‘
‘Thanks to you, I didn’t get to see them pouring a drink over each other,‘ Kira muttered under her breath. ‘I was kind of looking forward to that?
‘So it’s my fault for trying to help?””
Kira sensed she’d ruffled the man’s feathers and acted quickly to smooth them. ‘No, of course not. I’m not blaming you. In fact, I am deeply grateful. Thank you for rescuing me from the evil twins.”
“Is that all?
Kira couldn’t make out his expression in the dim room. ‘Is that not enough? I said “thank
you.“”
‘Of course it’s not enough.”
“Then what more do you want?‘
‘A thank–you gift.‘
‘A gift?‘ Kira furrowed her brows. ‘You know I don’t have much money. How about a thank- you card?‘
“What’s the use of a card?‘ Austyn leaned in. “I have another idea in mind.‘
His lips found hers in the darkness.
He tasted her strawberry lip gloss.
It was as delicious as he imagined.
He’d been thinking about doing this for the entire evening, ever since she walked out of the stylist’s room in that red silk dress..
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He’d always known she had an alluring figure under those baggy t–shirts and loose–fitting
pants.
But he had no idea she would look so insanely hot in a red dress.
He’d wanted to jump her bones in the car, but held back because Kai was there.
Whenever he looked at her, his fingers itched.
He so wanted to snap off that thin strap around her neck.
The entire dress would fall off, revealing all the glory underneath.
Austyn kept a straight face when he talked to the guests, but his mind was filled with all kinds of stuff he wanted to do to Kira.
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