Rachel watched him work away from her as he went to meet Alice who came in all black dinner gown with a V Opening down her chest and down the side of her thighs and wearing a black lipstick with glass steep heels as Xander took her hands and led her up the stage before putting a hand on her back and led her into the red carpet. Rachel completely forgot that she was still right in the middle of the red carpet...
Yandel who was watching the whole drama take place quickly rushed out and placed a hand on Rachel's back and kissed her on the forehead snapping her from the shock Xander and Alice left her in.
Loud gasps erupted from the crowd, even guests who were hanging around stood watching in complete shock, Yandel tightened his hands around her as if to assure her that he was there with her. The flashes seemed to increase in it's number and it didn't stop until Yandel and Araceli both walked off the platform into the side of the auditorium where there were less people and no light flashing at them. She knew the amount of drama that just occured was going to be the topic of her sunday, the business times were going to turn it into a bigger feud than it appeared but who wouldn't.
"Wow…" Yandel said first, breaking the few seconds old silence which just entailed both of the breathing at first nothing more.
"Fuck...My Dad is going to fucking kill me me, so much for don't stain my company with unnecessary drama when it's yours to run," Yandel continued.
"I'm so sorry," Rachel let out her first set of words since the whole drama on the red carpet which was literally minutes ago.
"For what, what the fuck are you apologizing for because it sure as hell ain't that red carpet moment right there that we just had because just for the few momemts I got to claim you as mine in front of those cameras were the best I have felt with anyone," Yandel said with a dreamy daze in his eyes. He really looked happy for someone who just fucked up his own company for her at the middle of a mental breakdown. For the first time as Araceli, she was out played and embarrassed in front of live videos and cameras, and if she wasn't saved from that shame by Yandel, she would have been completely shamed live on TV.
"Thank you," Rachel hugged him tightly and he wrapped his hands around her securely.
"We still got this, our plan would work, trust me," Yandel assured her.
"I hope so, because right now, anything we do we are going to be playing into their hands," Rachel said, releasing Yandel.
"That's why we are not gonna do anything," Yandel told her, taking out a pack of cigarettes out of the pocket of his blazer.
"We are not," he continued.
"I mean, aren't we the victima here, aren't we traumatized and shocked about everything that just happened, besides I'm a very good friend of yours who couldn't watch you suffer in embarrassment in front of the crowd watching from home," Yandel smirked at her. "Damn was he smart," Rachel thought, she could already see where this was heading too, she needed to really play the victim role before he released any statement to the public and Yandel was playing the role of a good friend and a kind business partner who cared.
"It will work...trust me," Yandel said, putting a cigar in between his lips before he got it slapped away from him and matched on.
"Hey, what the hell," Yandel exclaimed.
"No smoking, remember you said you are quitting," Rachel reminded him.
"Merde…" Yandel cursed in French meaning *shit*, it was kind of a habit for him ever since he was a teenager and he couldn't curse in front of his siblings because they were kids, so he developed his french vocabulary so that he could curse in french.
"I know you just said shit," Rachel looked at him unimpressed.
"You speak french?," Yandel asked surprised.
"No, I went to school so I know a few words here and there," Rachel replied.
"Bloggers are going to print the first shitty story first thing at midnight," Yandel laughed.
"Oh tell me about it,"
"Something like...Billionaire's fiancé abandons her in the middle of a red carpet for a strange woman...that would have been the end of it, but no, Yandel had to be in the story too, CEO of the Baldwin Ink tech enterprise (BIEE) abandons date and goes to save secret love interest in the middle of the red carpet…"Lovers in Feud!"...The perfect heading for tonight's drama" Rachel spoke with a newscaster's voice putting her hands together making Yandel burst into a fit of laughter.
"Wow, was the fake British accent necessary though?," Yandel chuckled, even though it was funny, it was also spot on. He stood there watching her giggle at her own voice and all he saw was a very pretty, strong and heavily witted beautiful woman in front of him thst he wanted so badly, maybe there was a reason for his trying to make her better ever since he got to know her as a person, he always thought he was irritated by her but he guess it was actually more intrigued about her than anything else.
"But seriously Yandel, would the plan work?," Rachel asked him in a serious tone, she couldn't afford another show down like this again.
"I don't know honestly, but let's see how it goes, remember we are playing the victim and you are the woman in this case so the public is going to buy your story better because you are the one he left live on TV, plus remember, you need to get more social media followers, what we need is for you to slowly start building your side of the story of anything in case they decide to bring anything that could pull you through in the mud.
"Wait what do you mean by I'm the woman?," Rachel asked offended, was he trying to say women are less overdramatic than guys and therefore will deliver a better story than you is a lie.
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