Chapter 40

When we arrived at our wedding reception, we were greeted by guests. Everyone gathered around us to wish us well on our wedding day. In reaction to them, I simply smile. With others who were approaching us, Alessandre was talking to them. They are clearly not coming to congratulate us on our wedding, but rather to brag about themselves to Alessandre. This is not the only reason they are coming. They perceive our marriage as a chance to meet my now-husband, Alessandre, who is the town"s youngest multi-billionaire. Interacting with people in plastic is also exhausting. I do not want to go to any business-related events for this reason alone. The majority of the people in there, I believe, are only good and kind when you are looking, but if you do not look, they will most likely insult you. That is how business works. There are a lot of competitions going on amongst businesses, who has more power, who is wealthier, and so on. I was curious about them, I suppose. Even if they