#Chapter 70 - An Interrupted Gala

Adrian The shareholders gala is much more boring than I originally anticipated that it would be. At these kinds of events, I am usually bombarded with dozens of employees and other socialites who wish to ask me questions about my work ethic and life. It is an interrogation that I am unable to escape. Thankfully, with Stella taking my side, people have left us alone for the most part. They smile and pass us by, tipping their glasses in our direction before moving back to their own conversation. A few stragglers, though, approach us and the conversation is usually catered towards Stella, who is rarely seen at company events anymore. “Have you been okay?” They ask her, always leaning in a little to close for comfort. Stella’s response is as cheery as always, though, and is just enough to keep their prying questions out of our messy lives. “I’m okay!” she says with a bright yet undoubtedly fake smile, “I’ve just been busy with my own life and have been dying to come to one of Adria