The Faceless Billionaire Celebrity Wife-Chapter 89: BOTOT Award Ceremony 2
As Shikera was about to step into the elevator, she felt a hand pull her back by her arms and she turned, ready to berate the person.
"Who the f...Leo?" πππππ°π²π―π»ππππΉ.ππ¨π
It turned out to be Leonard, whom she wanted to see actually, but not at this moment.
"Hey, Kera!" Leonard greeted, pulling her away from the elevator doors.
"Iβm so sorry, Leo. I need to leave now. Will catch you later!"
"You canβt use the elevator though," he stopped her with his words.
Shikera turned on her heels, saying, "Why? Doesnβt it lead to nominees section?"
Walking towards her, Leonard answered,"Exactly! On a normal day, you canβt go in there as a reporter but today, the security is extra tight. Even VVIPβs arenβt allowed to go there."
Shikera raised her brows, as she felt there was no reason why VVIPβs shouldnβt be allowed in there. The VVIPβs were mainly members of the Mega families so whose identity did the organisers of the project want to protect for them to do this.
"Is King Reynolds around?" Shikera asked, as that was the only person she could think of who might want to keep his presence a secret, apart from Ethan.
"I donβt think so. Do you think Ethan came?"
"I know he didnβt. I left him at home, and heβs probably fuming right now." In spite of herself, Shikera could not restrain from chuckling as she imagined what Ethanβs reaction would be when he found out she tricked him.
Anyway, since she knew she could not approach Krystal now, she might as well ask for Leonardβs help and at the same time remind him of his limits when it came to herself and Ethan.
"That aside, Leonard. I need to talk to you real quick," she said, looking around at the people streaming past them. Taking his hand, she pulled him to a quieter place.
"Why do you look so serious? Youβre scaring me already," Leonard smiled, but Shikera didnβt reciprocate it as she only stared at him with a frown.
"Leo, you do know you arenβt that older than me, right? Thereβs just a year difference between our ages," she began, watching as the smile fell from Leonardβs face.
"And so?" he asked.
"That only shows that even though you are my friend and like a brother to me, it doesnβt mean you can interfere with my life under the pretence of protecting me. You should trust my judgement over every decision I take on my life."
"Where is this driving towards?"
"The right question should be, why did you have to send Ethan a text message because of me? I donβt have to remind you that Ethan is only my contract husband and he has been doing more than enough in taking care of me, so why your unnecessary offer?" Shikera questioned, staring straight into his eyes so as to know if he was lying or not.
"Ethan DeLoach is an handsome man, incomparable to me though. And you have also never lived alone with a man apart from Uncle Anderson and Noah so I canβt trust you to protect yourself against him..." Leonard explained himself, smiling inwardly at the intimidating pose with which Shikera stood before him. Even though they had been friends for a while now, their familiesβ position had limited their communication so there was always an hint of awkwardness whenever they met. He rejoiced inwardly at the fact that she was comfortable enough in front of him to behave this way.
"And that was why you sent such a ridiculous message to him? What kind of an offer was that?"
Leonard shrugged, "Even though he might be heartless at times, I think he wouldnβt dare to touch you when he knows what would happen if you get pregnant. At the very least, he would not want to be the cause for you to..." He trailed off, unwilling to complete the sentence.
"And did you not know there is something like protection?"
"Were you harbouring the thought, Kera? Has he been doing anything to you?!"
Leonardβs voice was loud, attracting the attention of people around. Shikera coughed, as she wondered how their discussion graduated to this point.
"Leonard, lower your voice! I was just trying to point out the loopholes in your foolish plan," she whispered. Seeing from Leonardβs eyes that he wouldnβt let the matter rest, she swiftly changed the topic, "Also, what kind of deal is that where he doesnβt gain anything? You told him to take better care of me while you tell him my life story, what does he gain from that?"
"Everything," he stated. Shikera eyed him suspiciously as she sighed,
"What is everything?"
"I found out in the ward that day, why Uncle Anderson let you marry Ethan..."
"Why?" Shikera cut in.
"I wonβt benefit anything from telling you so I will just keep my mouth shut. The only thing you should know is that Ethan would kill to know what happened to you in the past."
"What is he saying?" Shikera murmured under her breath, and when Leonard chuckled, she knew he heard her.
"Itβs nothing. Excuse me, the program is starting in few minutes."
He walked away before Shikera could say anything, and had disappeared into the crowd before she remembered that she wanted to ask him for something else.
"Why so stupid, Kera? You just lost your chance of getting even the least coverage!"
Hearing her phone ping, she pulled it out of her back pocket to see that her team leader had sent a message. Fuck! How would she tell the woman that they didnβt get anything because they were late?
As she turned to find her way back to where Cyprian and the others were waiting, the large doors were suddenly pushed open and black clothed guards ran in.
They marched in two lines as the space in the middle was left for a man in black, shining suit to pass by. The man in the middle was also wearing a facemask, a black one.
Straining her eyes to see the manβs face and gait, her heart suddenly jolted in familiarity. She knew this person!
