It was the night for the Met Gala, and amidst the blazing lights, everybody was in high spirits except for Adelyn. She felt so high-strung, anticipating Viggo to pop up any moment to ask her where her boyfriend was, and she had none to show him.

"Maybe I should have stayed at home. I opened my mouth, and now I'm in so much trouble," she thought as she stood near the doors, waiting for Nicholas, hoping he would come.

And right when she thought of him, the devil appeared. Viggo saunters to her side, holding a glass of champagne.

"Adelyn, looking beautiful as always. Where is your boyfriend? Did he ditch you?" He taunted.

"He did not ditch me, we even went shopping for this dress together," she defended.

"Oh! Where is he then? Wait, is he a low-grade nobody that's why you are so ashamed to bring him?" He mocked.

He had a doubt that Adelyn may be in love with a ordinary worker and could not bring him to glam world as it will lower her celebrity status.

"Stop with the insults, he will be here soon," she clenched her teeth, wanting to sock him in the face.

He chuckled, "Well, we have the whole night, so I guess we'll see who this guy really is."

Adelyn exhaled loudly when Viggo was out of sight. She tried to enjoy the party, but since she had no date and did not know too many people, she stood mostly by herself. Her standing in the entertainment industry was not that high, so she just had a few people that said hi, but people mostly avoided her because they did not know her.

She was thinking of going to the buffet table when she saw Nicholas, "Oh, here's my knight in shining armor," she thought to herself.

Nicholas stood at the entrance to the Met Gala, he frowned as he looked at all the people gathered for this one event. He never liked mingling with these people since most of their concerns were usually trivial, nothing to do with his business. He was only here tonight because one of his friends had a brother who was producing a drama and was facing financial problems. The brothers were supposed to meet Nicholas tonight to talk about him investing in their project, he reluctantly agreed since they've been very good friends for years.

"Nicholas!" Adelyn rushed towards him happily.

Nicholas had long since forgotten Adelyn's request and was surprised when she called his name. He thought of her as just another woman who wanted to get into his good graces.

"Oh my gosh, thank god you came, I was so stressed, and I could not eat. But now that you're here, I can eat my favorite pastry without choking on it," she rambled on.

Fake boyfriend, Nicholas suddenly remembered. "About that…," he wanted to tell her the truth of why he came when Viggo interrupted him.

Viggo had been keeping an eye on Adelyn the whole time, so when she spotted him with another man, he had to investigate. "So who is this, Adelyn?" he asked with suspicion in his eyes?

She held Nicholas' arm, "This is my boyfriend, Nicholas. He was apologizing for arriving late. He came from work, where he works very hard, unlike some people I know, doing nothing all the time."

"Are you talking about me?" Viggo exploded, " How dare you?"

This third tier actress has so much guts to talk back to a producer's son , he could not tolerate this.

"When did I say it was you," she interrupted his tirade, "It was a casual remark, if it offended you, then that's not my problem, is it," she ended arrogantly.

"Hmmm.. suddenly you found some courage just because your boyfriend is standing next to you. The question is, is he truly your boyfriend or just some man you randomly picked for this occasion," he remarked.

Having Nicholas beside made Adelyn braver. His height, the mystery shrouding his identity, and his deadly stare made her feel protected. Having him gave her the chance to talk back to Viggo.

"Stop spouting nonsense. You said it yourself, I am beautiful, so why can't I have someone like him as my boyfriend?" It made her nervous that Viggo saw beyond her ruse, but she was an actress, so she just played the part.

Viggo stared at Nicholas and acknowledged that he was handsome, but there was something about him he could not put his foot on. He looked formidable in his clothing and the way he stood, but he noticed that he didn't really step in to defend Adelyn, so Viggo knew there was more to their relationship.

"Excuse me, I see a few people waving at me. Don't think you've escaped," he warned her and left.

Adelyn rolled her eyes, then she turned towards Nicholas, "That actually….," but she was interrupted.

"I don't need your explanation. I'm here for work," Nicholas dismissed her lengthy explanation which would probably bore him anyway.

"Oh, okay, sure. I'm grateful for your help. Do you mind if I tag along with you?" Adelyn asked, she did not want Viggo to come back and bother her again before she was ready to go home. She was here to enjoy the party and to be seen, not to worry about him the whole time.

Nicholas frowned about to refuse her request, "Please, I just need him off my back. I won't disturb you. If it's confidential, I'll stay away," she said with puppy dog eyes.

"Hm," he grunted but nodded anyway.

"Yay!," she said, cheerfully and followed him. If he was there , she can let go of all worries as Viggo will not bother her again tonight.

He looked at her for a second, she just reminded him of Enzo, who said the same thing when he was happy.

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