Chapter 141 True Nature

• The banquet guests were mostly settled when someone approached Alexander. After a brief exchange, he went onstage to deliver a few triumphant remarks—thanking the attendees, subtly praising his competitors for “graciously” letting him win the project, and even taking a jab at the Kostas Corporation, all wrapped in a layer of showy arrogance.
• From the stage, Alexander scanned the crowd, waiting for Dante’s reaction, expecting anger. True to form, Dante merely smiled politely and applauded like a consummate gentleman.
• Then the music began. Lights shimmered across the dance floor, and everyone assumed Alexander would approach his newest favorite and invite her to the opening dance. Natalia assumed the same—he was walking straight toward her.