Earlier, mergers between Wade's parents' company and that of the Smiths were announced as applause echoed in the air.
Wade was looking around apprehensively for Delanie, but as he couldn't find her, he grew increasingly nervous.
Pulling out his phone to call her, Lexi placed her hand on the phone. "It's rude to be distracted. We have to stand together as a couple," she whispered, beaming with smiles.
Wade's teeth gritted painfully as he rose up to the call amidst the announcement. "To a lasting partnership," Lexi's father announced. Wade forced a smile and lifted his glass. "To a lasting partnership."
The collaboration was between their parents, but he was caught up in the middle, not knowing it was a trap.
Lexi was uneasy when she couldn't see Delanie around. Without her
