At Sterling Villa,
The party began with a toast to Alaric for his successful product launch. Alaric lounged back, not bothering to join anyone's conversation or their blabber.
His eyes scanned the villa but found no trace of Aveline. As if she had never lived there. He dropped a few messages.
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It wasn't long before a group of men, uniformed head to toe, entered the living hall. They bowed to Alaric and moved to the kitchen under Damien's dark gaze.
"Wasn't he the Michelin chef who just returned from the States!?" Julien Fox, always active on social media, was mind-blown, looking at the head chef.
Leo Silvers pointed towards the kitchen and turned to Alaric, stupefied, "You didn't utter a word when I asked you about him last month." He wanted that chef for one of his high-end clubs. Forget hiring, he didn't even get his contact info.
Alaric lazily stood up and went to the bar to pour himself another drink.
