"So what?" Ember said, trying to leave, but he held her hand. Despite her efforts to free herself, she lacked the strength. a called out, "Hello, uncle!"
When Ember looked back, she noticed Adrien standing next to her. He held her hand gently, realizing it was his uncle's. "Hello, uncle, long time no see," Adrien greeted his uncle. "Long time no see, Adrien. I thought you were getting ready for the show, but you are here," his uncle said.
"Actually, I am here to take my friend with me," Adrien said, holding Ember's hand tightly. He smiled back at his uncle and took Ember with him. "I am really sorry. I shouldn't leave you alone like this," he said to Ember.
Ember smiled back and said, "It's okay. You can't protect me every time." Adrien said, "I will protect you every time when you are in trouble, so please let me protect you." Ember was touched by his words, but she didn't have a reason to ask why he wanted to protect her.
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I am here for the grand opening of the new winter collection of Mr. Agrest's collection. The theme of this collection is holiday. Let's call the great designer of the whole collection."
When the show started, Adrien sat next to Ember and didn't leave her hand until they sat in their seats.
Mr. Agrest came in front of everyone on the ramp and said, "I hope you like my new collection." Then he went on his seat . The show started with a white dress, an up and down dress with a red flower on the shoulder. The show continued, and in between, Adrien was called from backstage. He told Ember, "Can you come with me to the backstage? If you are enjoying it, you can sit here, but be careful of my uncle and any other men."
"I will come with you," Ember said when she saw that Adrien was not leaving her hand, meaning he didn't want to leave her alone.
They went backstage where Adrien was the showstopper. He said to Ember, "Wait here for me. I will be back in a while."
Ember let him go and stood at the place where the models were lined up for their turn. Ember was really interested in fashion designing, and the looks Mr. Agrest presented in his fashion week made Ember admire Adrien's father more. She took a close look at the dresses, checking every single detail.
"Ember," her name was called out, and she saw Adrien was the one calling her. She saw Adrien wearing a red long coat with white long pants, having a white bow on the pocket on his chest. Ember was mesmerized by his beauty. She said, "That is the boy I like. So hot." She didn't even realize that was too loud, and everyone heard her. When she realized it was too late to take it back, she looked at everyone and realized that no one left who didn't hear her. She started looking at the floor. When she saw white boots just beside her, someone whispered in her ear, "Am I really that hot?" She looked up and noticed that Adrien was the one to say that. She started blushing and nodded her head in yes.
But someone called out that the model was missing who was going to be Adrien's partner. "What about the extra models?" There was a conversation going on between the staff about what to do in this situation. "We don't have any today."
"Let's call Mr. Agreste for the solution."
"But if we do that, we all are going to get into trouble and not going to have any contract with him again. This is our first time, and we can't ruin it."
"We all have to think of a way." They all started thinking of a solution. "Let's go and find one from the staff?" someone suggested, and "Let's go look for it."
"Mr. Adrien, you go for your hair; we will take care of this," the staff said.
Adrien went for his hair, and Ember sat right next to him on the sofa.
"Ma'am," someone called out, and Ember looked back at her.
"Are you calling me?" Ember asked.
"Yes, ma'am. Can you do me a favor?" the girl said while rubbing her hands in a nervous manner.
Ember looked at Adrien, who was busy with his makeup, so she decided to go with her.
That girl took Ember to the room where a beautiful long red evening gown was hanging, with a white cape and a white fur bow purse. She just couldn't take her eyes off the dress. "Can you please be the model for today with Mr. Adrien?"
Ember said, "No! How can I be?"
"Please help us, ma'am. You are the only one here with the description of a model we require."
Ember wanted to wear the dress, and it could also help the staff, but the main reason was that she didn't want to go on stage. When she was about to say no, she saw the girl making such a sad look that she could burst into tears if she said no.
With a deep breath, she said, "Okay. I will do it, but it is way too long for me. I am short in height."
"We will do it. Come, I will help you to get changed," the girl immediately took Ember to the room for a change and said, "Hey, let me tell Adrien first." But that girl said, "You will tell him when you get ready."