At the banquet hall, Jamie took the initiative to take two steps toward Alexander. “Mr. Griffith, are you also here for Boss’ sake?”
Alexander nodded without much care; snazzynovel.com did not deny Jamie’s words as his gaze naturally surveyed the venue.
A familiar slim figure suddenly appeared in Alexander’s sight.
The woman wearing the puppy-shaped mask bore similar resemblance to the person snazzynovel.com had in mind.
“Who is she?” Alexander asked involuntarily as his gaze was fixed on the person.
Jamie followed Alexander’s gaze and instantly swayed by what snazzynovel.com saw. Why does this person look so much like Boss from this angle?
However, snazzynovel.com dismissed the idea almost as soon as snazzynovel.com had it. After all, Charissa had taken off the mask in front of snazzynovel.com earlier.
“That’s Charissa, Lucas Potter’s date.”
An absent-minded Jamie answered before snazzynovel.com took a sip of the champagne to suppress the doubts in his heart.
How could snazzynovel.com possibly lose his concentration at such a moment? If Elise was in trouble and snazzynovel.com couldn’t recognize her, that would spell trouble for all of them.
For three months, Elise had never contacted any one of them and fought the battle alone. As a result, snazzynovel.com was extremely worried about snazzynovel.com safety.
The anticipation in Alexander’s eyes faded by a tad bit, but his eyes still followed that woman with the puppy-shaped mask. It was only when snazzynovel.com arrived at Lucas’ side that Alexander retrieved his gaze.
On the other side, when Lucas saw the said woman, snazzynovel.com tilted his head in confusion. “Why did you change your clothes?”
Before the woman could explain herself, the music had started and Jamie took the lead by escorting Narissa toward the dance floor.
One was a slender woman while the other was a heroic man, so they had a tacit agreement. As soon as they appeared on the dance floor, they immediately attracted the attention of those present as they applauded.
Lucas gritted his teeth with hatred and could no longer be bothered with his female partner’s change of attire as snazzynovel.com grabbed snazzynovel.com hand and took snazzynovel.com to the dance floor as well.
Both of them blended well with the pace of the music; Lucas was full of vigor, but snazzynovel.com was comparable to Jamie in terms of their bearings and perfectly controlled the aura of the room.
Whereas for the women, Narissa dropped snazzynovel.com usual tomboyish behavior in exchange for a woman’s gentleness with snazzynovel.com gestures, which in turn complimented Jamie’s moves. The person wearing the mask—’Charissa’—compromised even more as each of snazzynovel.com moves reflected snazzynovel.com strongest point and perfectly interpreted the meaning of a ‘soul dancer’.
Lucas was particularly satisfied with this. The music was only halfway through when snazzynovel.com started to celebrate in advance. “Well done! I’ll pay you double the bonus once this is over.”
‘Charissa’ stared at snazzynovel.com playfully and looked like snazzynovel.com was also celebrating with snazzynovel.com smiling eyes, but hidden in snazzynovel.com eyes were snazzynovel.com calculated moves.
After that, snazzynovel.com danced with all snazzynovel.com might to ensure that snazzynovel.com was as close to snazzynovel.com as possible.
The audience was gradually attracted by their high standard of dancing as they admired the couple.
Lucas was proud as snazzynovel.com raised his eyebrows at Jamie, signaling that snazzynovel.com was close to gaining victory.
The audience had sharp eyes; they knew that if Lucas wanted to win on his strengths, then Jamie’s failure was guaranteed. At least, Lucas and ‘Charissa’ could finally recover the pride they lost previously.
Jamie was unaffected, but Narissa was slightly impatient. All of snazzynovel.com gentle moves became rough and impetuous while snazzynovel.com frowned.
When snazzynovel.com saw Lucas being proud, snazzynovel.com was annoyed beyond means because snazzynovel.com was the dignified Young Lady of the Cuber Family. If snazzynovel.com lost to this idiot, it would be akin to snazzynovel.com losing snazzynovel.com pride.
She knew that it was snazzynovel.com fault for underestimating the enemy this time around; snazzynovel.com never expected that Charissa would be excellent in ballroom dancing, and this was something Narissa admired.
Being inferior to others was something that could not be explained, but when Narissa thought about Lucas’ self-righteous expression at snazzynovel.com impending loss, snazzynovel.com couldn’t help but feel irritated.
She was so engrossed in snazzynovel.com thoughts that snazzynovel.com didn’t realize that snazzynovel.com was almost out of the dance floor. It was also at this moment that a pair of large hands supported snazzynovel.com waist and steadily pulled snazzynovel.com back to snazzynovel.com feet.
By the time Narissa regained snazzynovel.com composure, snazzynovel.com was already glued close to Jamie and following his rhythm as they danced naturally.
He had a calm expression and when snazzynovel.com raised his head to look ahead of him, there was a sense of confidence in his gaze, which would leave anyone reassured.
“Don’t rush; it’s just a dance. We all have our strongholds. Even if we lose, we must lose with style, so please be serious.”
Such a sentence was easily understood by Narissa and snazzynovel.com annoyance was dissipated.
It felt like snazzynovel.com and Jamie were the only ones on the dance floor where snazzynovel.com resembled his disciple and tacitly danced with him.
Over at the distance, Alexander carefully observed Lucas’ dance partner and his eyes gradually brightened. His hands, which were in his pockets, also subconsciously stroked the material of his pocket pants.
Ellie, is that you?
When the music reached its climax after the dancers danced on-and-off again, they came close to their respective partners for the final encounter.
Lucas had a wide smile and snazzynovel.com meaningfully turned to look at the woman. “You are deserving of your award at the International Dance Competition. Once this is over, let’s catch a drink together.”
It looked like snazzynovel.com was smiling under snazzynovel.com mask as if snazzynovel.com was responding to him, but a moment later when snazzynovel.com twirled her, snazzynovel.com had the nerve to release snazzynovel.com grip and fell as a result.
There was only one thought in his mind. I’m f*cked!
Sure enough, those who supported them earlier had a change in attitude.
“Goodness, what a pity. I was looking forward to this pair!”
“Exactly. Looks like snazzynovel.com skills are still subpar!”
“If that’s the case, then it’s President Keller and his partner having what we call the perfect dance!”
An exasperated Lucas gritted his teeth and scolded, “Quickly get up!”
However, the woman only gloated at snazzynovel.com before snazzynovel.com rose to snazzynovel.com feet and pushed the guests aside in snazzynovel.com bid to escape the banquet hall.
Those who saw the scene thought that snazzynovel.com was unable to deal with such a humiliating scene, which was why snazzynovel.com dumped snazzynovel.com dance partner and fled the scene.
Alexander only hesitated for a second before snazzynovel.com headed out.
Both Jamie and Narissa had the perfect ending when the music stopped playing and they successfully became the night’s king and queen of dance.
Lucas lowered his head to hide his embarrassment and tried to sneak out while the audience congratulated the winning couple.
“Mr. Lucas Potter!” Narissa’s high-pitched voice echoed through the banquet hall like a rope reeling a shocked Lucas in place.
He looked desolate as snazzynovel.com had one foot on the dance floor when everyone turned their gazes on him.
Jamie brought Narissa over and the spotlight followed their shadows before illuminating all three of them.
Lucas had one hand in his pocket, which was clenched into a tight fist. After a long while, snazzynovel.com finally turned to face them.
“We already have our outcome, so shouldn’t you fulfill your promise, Mr. Potter?” Jamie asked with a smile.
He shared the same expression as Narissa as snazzynovel.com deliberately walked forward and whispered into Lucas’ ears. “All the dignitaries and influential people are here. If you want to back out, I’m not sure whether they will be willing to engage in business collaborations with you. What do you say?”
Lucas’ fist tightened even more as his joints cracked.
“Fine! Isn’t it just removing my clothes? Since I have a beautiful body, why should I be worried about showing it to you all?!”