Billionaire's Hidden Princess by Alegna Ciee (most popular novels txt) 📖

Chapter Thirty: Into a Whole New World

Calming down and pulling herself together take a little while longer than Leticia initially thought.

She feels guilty for ruining the night like this. It just happened that Livius ended up reacting fretful and worried. Because of that, instead of going straight to the event hall, he took her to a hotel room first to help her settle down.

“I’m really alright now, Livi. You shouldn’t have went through all this trouble,” Leticia started with an apologetic expression.

“You looked like you’re about to faint there, though. As I thought, I shouldn’t have forced you-“

“You’re not forcing me. I swear I’m fine now.”

In an attempt to ease his concerns, Leticia grabs both of his hands and musters a reassuring look. She squeezes them tighter and smiles at him, trying to convince him as much as she can.

Livius can be such a worrywart sometimes, though. He keeps picking on the small details like this and taking action on his own accord.

“President Apollon.”

All of the sudden, someone comes knocking on the door, much to their surprise. He hears his secretary’s voice from the outside, urging him to gather his cool and composure once more.

“Everyone’s waiting for you, President,” Ian continued.

“Alright. I’m coming…” Livius replied before turning back to his girlfriend.

“Promise me to tell me what’s wrong later, okay…? And if you start feeling uncomfortable again, don’t hesitate to say something.”

“Okay, I will.”

Not wanting to bother him any more than she had, she decided to simply comply. She still doesn’t feel like spilling the beans about the cameras, though, thinking that she might trouble him like this again.

Leticia chose to push these thoughts at the back of her head for now.

What awaits them is another challenge for her. She doesn’t know how many people are attending the event, and she has no idea what exactly will happen.

This time, though, Leticia steels her resolve not to waver anymore. Livius promised her that he’d stay by her side for the entire night, after all. She could also just hide from the crowd if something came up and he had no choice but to leave for a moment.

With those in mind, Leticia puffs out her chest again and gathers all her courage to face an entirely different world that awaits her.

“Woaahhh… This is incredible,” she found herself murmuring a moment later, awe and wonder filling her expression.

A huge golden chandelier hanging by the center of the room, stunning figurines and classic art pieces serving as decorations, and a flood of people wearing sumptuous formal wears – the sight that greets Leticia is one she never saw before. Everything about this place screams opulence, and she can feel that this is just but the tip of the iceberg.

Even then, though, she ends up not fretting as much as she did earlier.

That’s because Livius keeps reassuring her as they draw closer and closer, whispering sweet-nothings in her ears all the while. Now that they’re descending the stairs in front of the sea of visitors, his arm has moved to her waist and encircled her securely – a gesture that serves as his last words of assurance.

With that, they proceed to join the crowd that’s long been waiting for his arrival.

“My… How lovely…”

“Who is that young lady beside the President?”

“I’ve never seen her before…”

“They look so good together…”

“Does the President finally have a partner...?”

In the end, it seems like Livius doesn’t have to announce their relationship just to let everyone know. Everyone happened to see them as couple in just one single glance.

 Leticia, on the other hand, can’t help but blush at the gushes of praises that greet them as soon as they start walking past everyone. She can’t believe that they’ll be seeing her like some goddess with how their gazes keep trailing after her every movement.

Though a socially anxious individual, she really doesn’t mind being complimented.

“President Apollon, good evening!”

Then finally came the swarm of people who’ve been raring to engage in a conversation for a while now.

Within a matter of seconds, they find themselves surrounded by some of the company’s business partners, foreign ambassadors, and the head’s other acquaintances. Just like what Leticia imagined, all of them are smooth talkers and eloquent speakers.

Everyone keeps greeting Livius amicably before heaving up one topic after another. They all talk about the anniversary, his most recent achievements and some noteworthy transactions and projects that their firms worked on together.  

All the while, Leticia just silently listens.

Though most people would think that a young lady listening to a group of adults discuss about business would find it boring or confusing, she ends up enjoying it from the sideline. Marketing is one of her electives at school, so she isn’t really clueless about what their conversation is all about.

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