Chapter 569 - Alarics Order (2/2)

”What dancer is she?” Aleksis asked Alaric, looking at Elien attentively.

The girl's words made Elien even more upset. She had been the face of Virconnect for more than three years and was well-known as a ballet superstar, and yet...

She felt very humiliated because the girl sitting beside Alaric was asking who she was as if she thought of Elien as someone unimportant. Elien didn't know that Aleksis really didn't follow and didn't care about entertainment news, so she didn't know who Elien Mikhailova was.

”She's a ballerina. You'll see for yourself, she's quite talented,” Alaric answered in a soft and caring voice, which stunned Elien. In all these years, she had never heard Elios Linden's voice sounding so warm and caring.

She just realized that all along, it wasn't that Eli was unattracted to women or have a cold nature, it was just that he didn't like the women around him, including Elien herself.

Turns out he could actually be warm and gentle towards a woman...

Steeling her heart, Elien rose and walked towards the stage. The MC welcomed her and interviewed her a little before she performed her dance.

”Good evening, Ms. Mikhailova. You look very beautiful tonight... How are you?”

Elien just nodded and didn't answer. She didn't answer the MC's other questions either. She only nodded or smiled with a depressed face. She could see that many guests were looking at her with pity.

She'll continue to exploit their pity for her so they think Elien was being treated unfairly and was going to be rid of because Elios Linden had a new lover.

”Uhm... Okay, just remain quiet, I won't force you. Are you ready to dance?” the MC asked in the end. Elien nodded. ”Alright... Ladies and gentlemen... here is a short performance, entitled 'The Sun in Winter', which will be performed by Ms. Elien Mikhailova!”

Accompanied by the thunderous applause of the audience, very beautiful music could be heard as Elien slowly took her position in the center of the stage.

Even though she felt uneasy and annoyed at the same time, Elien was still a very talented ballerina superstar, and soon, her captivating dance mesmerized and hypnotized all the guests present.

”She's pretty good,” Aleksis said to Alaric.

”Right. You know that I love beauty. That's why I appointed her as Virconnect's ambassador three years ago,” Alaric shrugged.

Aleksis understood her husband's intentions. Alaric really liked Elien's talent without any other frills, just like how he liked the koi fish in his pond and the bonsai plants in his home garden. But the people, who didn't know Alaric well, thought he cared for Elien as a woman, including Elien herself, so she became arrogant.

Thinking about this, Aleksis finally smiled. Alaric was still the same as before. He only thought of humans based on their functions, and now, to him, a person like Elien was nothing more than a source of beauty to be a decoration for Virconnect products, like bonsai.

She felt a bit guilty because she had thought about the closeness of Elien and her husband.

”I heard she was locked up in the suite by someone with malicious intentions to set you up. Is that true?” Aleksis asked again. She began to shudder. If she hadn't been there, maybe Alaric would have repeatedly waved his passion to the ballerina...

Alaric nodded. ”The person responsible will soon receive their punishment.”

His eyes swept onto the stage. For a moment, his eyes flashed with a dangerous glint.