Chet squeezed his way out of the crowd and walked up to them,

"Frederick? Are you alright?

", Frederick looked up and gave him a look to signal him to check behind them.,

"Go and have a look! Delete everything you need to, and don't leave anything behind! Warn those reporters that whoever dares to leak out anything or take pictures secretly will mean that they are up against me!

", Who was in charge of this? Didn't they check before letting guests in?,

"Understood!

", Only after seeing Chet leave did Frederick let go of Alicia's hand slightly with a frown., !You don't want to let others know about me?!, Why was it like this? Since he already acknowledged her as his partner, why did he still have to avoid it like this? Although she personally did not want to make it all so publicized, she was still somewhat unhappy about his way of dealing with things., Did he have any other intentions?, He saw through her concerns with a glance. He, raised his hand and poked her forehead.,

"Do you want to get kidnapped? The fewer people who know your identity and who you are, the safer you are! Plus, even if I want to introduce you to everyone, I can't just do it so simply! What if someone targets you? Do you know why I let you go out and go to work?

", She was suddenly speechless at what he said. She immediately tugged on his collar sheepishly.,

"I understand now, I'm sorry...

", She must have misunderstood him!, On the contrary, the more she went out like this, the less suspicious she would appear to be! Indeed, the world still worked like that!, Frederick still subconsciously covered half of her while holding her in his arms.,

"I'm just taking precautions! Nothing can protect you completely! You will be safer if you're not paid attention to! You have to be more careful next time when you travel! Do you now understand why we don't have bodyguards around us?

", Alicia looked up at him and shook her head. Indeed, they would always travel alone wherever they went!,

"Because we would never place our own lives in the hands of others! Self-protection was a lesson we had to learn when we were young! No matter how busy we get, we still have to exercise regularly and it is our habit to do so! At the most crucial time, we would often have to save ourselves! Although we might be weak on our own sometimes, it's the same as the fewer people who know our whereabouts, the lesser the chances of us being spied on! This is why I did not force you to be a housewife and why I never forcefully arranged bodyguards for you! If something happened internally, that would be even more dangerous! However, some precautions are still necessary! I can't put you in danger because of such a mistake! I don't know how Trevor arranged the reporters today but it was really unprofessional! However, it would be as usual. No pictures will be leaked out after the inspections!

",

"You're still the most thoughtful one! I've learned something again! I was just too petty!

" Seeing Danica made her thinking skills deteriorate!, Alicia giggled and snuggled in his embrace lovingly,

"I don't have to think about anything with you by my side! What is there to worry about?

",

"Indeed! Because that brain of yours is just a dumb one, isn't it?

",

"Babe, if you judge me like that, I won't have the face to meet anyone anymore!

" Alicia said while she covered her face and peeped through her fingers playfully., They both laughed as he pulled her hand down., Danica was looking at them being all lovey-dovey. The whole atmosphere was warm and sweet. Then, her expression turned dark and gloomy., Soon, Hallie looped her arm around a man who was dressed decently as she walked down the stairs. Following them were also a grand accompaniment that filled the whole hall. Frederick turned around and went in front with Alicia in his arms., It was only then she widened her eyes as she saw the man beside Hallie clearly., She saw Hallie in a sparkly, white, low-cut dress. She was astonishingly beautiful and had a hot, curvy figure. Every inch of her screamed

"botox

" and she looked very different. However, to be frank, besides her thick makeup, she still looked quite natural and unexpectedly pretty., The man beside her was dressed decently. He looked like he was in his thirties. He was tall and quite handsome! Both of them looked quite good standing together!, The two families were obviously very satisfied with this marriage. Their faces were full of smiles. Soon, a middle-aged man went up to the stage and delivered a speech.,

"Today is a very happy day! Thank, you all for your attendance at my son Caven, and Miss Hallie's, engagement party. It is the Lance et, family's honor to be able to marry such a well-educated, beautiful, and virtuous daughter-in-law and become in-laws with the Clements family...

" , The man said a lot of things on the stage. Below the stage, Alicia could hear the vague gossip that started sounding., Well-educated and virtuous!? What kind of nonsense! Did he think that the audience was blind or dumb?, Alicia never liked Hallie, hence she couldn't help but smile when she heard them. Indeed, this world would only laugh at the weak and not the evil! A woman like her could actually still marry such a decent man!, As for that day's event, she just couldn't understand. Wasn't it better for the event to be as low-key as possible considering her situation? Why was it necessary to make it so grand?, A warm round of applause sounded as she was lost in her thoughts., Alicia raised her hands and smiled. Out of the corner of her eyes, she saw Frederick swirling a glass of wine expressionlessly., Soon, the guests went to the dance floor. Alicia pulled him to the side secretly.,

"Don't you feel that something is odd? But she is truly lucky! That Caven looks like a pretty decent man!

" She said., He seemed quite decent!, It was unbelievable! How could such a decent man fall for Hallie? That wench? Did he fall for her hot, curvy body instead?, Even after a long time, Alicia still thought that it was unbelievable!,

"Why do you sound so jealous? Are you jealous?

" Frederick himself was so much better than Caven!, She looked up and took a glance to see that Frederick had a look of disdain!, In the next moment, Alicia giggled and said,

"I think someone is jealous!

", He was not jealous at all! She clearly misunderstood, okay! What observation and interpretation skills!, As they were joking around, Christian and Penny brought Caven with a bunch of people over. Alicia took a step back and stayed by Frederick's side as they came forward. She tried to hide her emotions.

"Mr. Lance, allow me to introduce you...

", When Christian started talking, Mr. Lance had already reached out his hand to greet him,

"It's such a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Clements!

", Frederick shook the man's hand and said,

"Mr. Lance, you're too kind!

", They gave their greetings and suddenly Penny spoke up.,

"I heard that Soaver International is fighting for the land in the west city recently. The Lance family are close with the west side of the city. You should communicate with them if you have time since you're a family now!

" , Suddenly, Frederick's heart skipped a beat., UMS, Search the website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.