Capítulo 17: CHAPTER 17

"What time are you going to the summit tomorrow?" I asked. "Eight o'clock." Damon had his eyes closed and responded faintly. "Can you bring family members?" I wanted to see the legendary scene for myself because Damon and Ariel's love story had been circulating online for a long time during my past life. Damon glanced at me, his eyes filled with mockery. "Family? You?" I blinked. "Legally, yes." Of course, business summits could be attended with partners or assistants. Many entrepreneurs attended with their spouses. Moreover, given my father's status, it wouldn't be odd if I attended. But Damon didn't think so. He scoffed, "You're over thinking." I turned to face him, staring at his side profile. His profile was very defined and exquisite, especially where his nose bridge and brow bone met. It was perfect. It was funny how such a handsome and wealthy man ended up being attracted to an ordinary girl. It was like the story of Cinderella and the Prince. "If you won't take me, I'll ask your dad to. He'll wonder why you're not taking me and might think you're not treating me well," I threatened. As expected, this worked. But Damon's gaze had turned cold. "Get up at eight tomorrow. I won't wait for you if you're even a minute late." "Okay, I'll get up at 7:30. I need to put on some makeup." I grinned at him. I had even thought about learning more about Damon and Ariel's story. If I ever divorced him, I could write a book about their love story as his ex-wife. I bet a lot of people would be interested. I'd make a pretty penny out of it. Totally worth it. The next day, I got up on time, put on light makeup, wore a more formal outfit, and headed out with Damon. When we arrived at the Conference Hall, I could see several beautiful ushers standing on both sides of the open doorway. Ariel was one of them, standing out in her dress. Damon unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car, seemingly not noticing Ariel yet. "You go ahead, I need to touch up my makeup," I suddenly said. In my past life, Ariel knew Damon was married but had never met me or had any interaction. I decided not to reveal my relationship with Damon yet in this life. Damon ignored me and walked away. I watched him through the car window as he walked towards the entrance. Finally, he reached Ariel. I couldn't see his face as his back was towards me, but I could clearly see him pause, seemingly taking in the sight of the pretty young girl. My heart dropped at that moment. It hurt, but I accepted reality. Even if Damon was attracted to Ariel, he wouldn't act on it in front of so many people. It wasn't the right place or time, so he quickly entered the venue. After he disappeared, I got out of the car and walked into the hall.. Seeing me, Ariel looked surprised but quickly recovered and greeted me softly, "Eliana." I gave her a smile but didn't say much before finding my seat. Damon was already seated in the front row, talking to the person in charge of the summit. My seat was next to Damon's. As I approached, I overheard the last sentence the man said, "Alright, I'll give you her phone number." He then glanced at me awkwardly before quickly getting up and leaving. "He's got better taste than Jade," I remarked. Damon glanced at me, looking more annoyed than ever. He probably had Ariel on his mind and didn't want to hear me talking He didn't want to hear it, but I had to say it anyway, "Last time, Jade sat next to me for ages without recognizing me, like I was a freaking ghost or something* "That's pretty usual," Damon replied casually. "You mean it's usual for her not to recognize me, or for me to be like a ghost?" I asked, curious. Damon didn't say anything else, just watching Ariel walk towards us from afar, with a gleam in his eyes that I'd never seen before. I knew that look well, because that's how he looked the first time I saw him. However, Ariel's eyes were all on me, totally ignoring Damon, and that made me content