We had a quiet night. Ever since I wished Damon well, he hadn't spoken a word to me. I was woken up by the alarm clock. As I got out of bed in a daze, I saw Damon was already up and about, dressed in a suit and tying his tie. Damon was a man of action, very disciplined. I'd barely ever seen him oversleep. If there's something to be done, he never procrastinates. I watched him. He's quite tall, with a bigger frame than most men. His muscles were firm and strong, he looked slim in clothes, but once he took them off, his muscular physique was revealed. "What are you looking at? Go get dressed," Damon said after he tied his tie, glancing at me. "Okay." I stepped into the dressing room and picked out a white cocktail dress. The dress had a fishtail design, a bit tight but very elegant and understated, so it wouldn't steal the show. I put on a pair of nude pink heels from Valentino and went to the dressing table to do my makeup. Damon was no longer in the bedroom. Sofia was the star of the day, so I went for a light makeup look. By the time I came downstairs, Cherry had prepared breakfast. Damon was sitting at the dining table, sipping his coffee and eating avocado toast. "Good morning, ma'am," Cherry nodded at me. "Cherry, we're going to a friend's engagement party today, so we won't be home for lunch. You don't need to prepare for us," I told Cherry as I sat down. "Understood," Cherry responded. By the time I was halfway through my meal, Damon had already finished his. After "Okay," I replied, slightly puzzled. He even wanted me to ride in the same way, wiping his mouth, he stood up and said, "I'll wait for you in the car." with him? Five minutes later, I hurriedly got into Damon's car and we rushed to the ?
The Hotel.
The engagement party wouldn't start until noon, but as Sofia's close friend, I definitely had to arrive early. As for Damon, I had no idea why he was so eager. Luna and Clara arrived around the same time as us. Their outfits were quite similar to mine. We were all on the same page about this, to accentuate Sofia, the most beautiful girl in a red dress. When they saw Damon and me arrive together, Luna looked like she'd seen a ghost, her expression changing three times in a second. Shock, confusion, speechlessness. Clara was a bit calmer, but her eyes were wide with surprise. "I'll go up first," Damon said coldly after seeing the relationship had grown even colder. He and Luna were never close to begin with. After the incident at the bar and the fight at the Wellness Oasis, their "Sure," I nodded. Sofia's engagement party was on the eighth floor. He could take the elevator straight up. After Damon left, Luna rushed over and shook me by the shoulders, "What are you doing?" "What's going on?!" Clara asked dramatically. I sighed, gently pushed away Luna's hand, and explained, "The Grey family invited Damon. We're still married, we can't drive here separately, right?" If that happened, and my parents or his found out, it wouldn't end well, unless we announced we were getting a divorce. Luna snorted lightly, "Don't let his charm seduce you." The moment Damon got out of the car, it was like a bright light had been turned on, radiating in all directions. Everyone who had eyes couldn't help but take a few extra glances at him. The first time I met Damon when I was 13, he was just a young boy who had just grown up, but he already had an irresistible charm. When he stood in front of me, I felt like he was from a completely different world than everyone else. "Sure. Keep reminding me," I replied with a smile. "Of course I will!" Luna looped her arm through mine, her other hand holding Clara's. The three of us walked into the hotel lobby together and took the elevator upstairs. An engagement party is different from a wedding, it's smaller and less formal, mainly just a meal with family, friends, and some important people. There were eight round tables in the banquet hall. Hotel staff were busily decorating the room. The big screen displayed the words "Sofia and Ian's Engagement", with red hearts as the background. "You're here!" Sofia, holding Ian's hand, ran over to us happily when she saw us. Sofia was wearing a red dress, her hair was up, she looked elegant and beautiful. She radiates happiness, which made Luna sigh, "That's the power of love!" "If you're envious, why don't you seriously look for a boyfriend?" Sofia patted Luna's butt playfully, "With your hot body, it shouldn't be hard to find a boyfriend, right?" Luna held her chin up proudly. "Those guys aren't good enough for me. I want to be the best version of me!" I sat down at a table, looking around, a lot of people had already arrived. The people here today were not only here for the engagement party but also for networking so everyone arrived early to have time to chat. To my surprise, Jones, Mitch, and Cooper were also here. They were sitting with Damon, chatting. "Mr. Coleman? You're here today too!" A woman in a black sequin dress came over to Damon, bent over and started talking to him. Her V-neck dress revealed her ample cleavage. She had a charming smile, "Long time no see." Damon glanced at the woman, his brows furrowing slightly in confusion, "Who are you?" The woman's smile froze, clearly taken aback. Mitch quickly jumped in, "Damon, this is Kathy You've invested in her movie!" When Damon heard the name 'Kathy', he relaxed his brows, gave a casual smile, "Oh, it has been a while." "We should grab coffee sometime." Kathy, somewhat embarrassed, hastily left after forcing out this sentence. Luna was also watching Damon. She shook her head, "Look at your husband's behavior! Only you could
put up with him for five years, Eliana. If it were me, I would've been done with him ages ago!" Clara chimed in, "Yeah. So, being handsome gives him the right to scoff at marriage? That's just low!" Hearing our chatter, Damon's gaze drifted our way. We locked eyes for a moment before we both, as if on cue, shifted our attention elsewhere. "Enough about me. Today's all about Sofia's engagement, why are we talking about me?" I craned my neck to look around, "Hey, Sofia, where are your parents and your future in-laws?" No sign of Ace either. Sofia swiveled her head, "My parents are playing host to the relatives. Ace's parents were here just a moment ago. Where did they vanish all of a sudden? I'll go check." "Off you go." I waved her away.