Domineering Mr. CEO and His Impudent Love

Lily Gray blinked in astonishment, feeling surreal.

She had thought of many responses beforehand, but she never expected to hear such direct praise from Aidan Lucas.

After holding it in for a while, she could only squeak out, “Thank you.”

Aidan held her for a while, only letting her go with Elsa Collins when she came in to urge them twice.

There, the stylist had been waiting for Lily for a while, and upon seeing her, showered her with exaggerated compliments before helping her do her makeup and hair.

It wasn’t until nightfall that they left the company.

*

The host of tonight’s banquet was Mr. Brown from the wealthy Brown family in the city.

Although the Brown family could not be considered a top wealthy family, they did have a cooperative relationship with the Royal Palace.

As night fell and the lights lit up.

At the most bustling section of A City, luxury cars gathered at the entrance of the Brown Hotel, belonging to the Brown family. The place was filled with men and women in suits and dresses, exuding an air of sophistication.

In the banquet hall, as the host of the banquet, Stewart Brown was accompanied by his wife, Gloria Denham, to greet the guests.

At this moment, an incredibly beautiful woman appeared at the entrance of the banquet hall.

She wore a black deep V dress that perfectly hugged her curves. Her long hair was lazily tied up, exposing her slender, fair neck and delicately made-up features.

As soon as Stewart saw her, greed flashed in his eyes.

As the host of the banquet, he approached her with a fawning smile. ‘Miss Hammond, our distinguished guest! Please, come in…”

Standing at the entrance, Sierra Hammond gave a coy smile: “Mr. Brown, you’re too kind. I’m just a rising star, hardly worthy of being a distinguished guest.”

“Who says you can’t? Having Miss Hammond here is an honor for me!”

Sierra was walking gracefully in her nine-inch heels, and Stewart reached out to politely help her.

His actions were gentlemanly, not overstepping any boundaries.

Mrs. Brown, Gloria, seemed like a jealous woman, but when she saw her husband attentively helping Sierra, she didn’t feel jealous at all and even joined in with a smile.

Far away, other guests were whispering to each other.

“Is that Sierra Hammond? She’s so beautiful… I heard the Academy Award is hers for sure this time!”

“Her acting skills still need some refinement, but who cares since she’s so lucky… She never gets involved in scandals, but when she does, it’s with Mr. Lucas. Tell me, if you were on the Academy Award jury, would you dare not give her the award?”

“What, are her relationship rumors with Mr. Lucas true? I thought they were rumors…”

“Tsk tsk, of course they’re true. Think about it. If it were false, would Mr. Lucas let it be published? It’s been so long, have you ever seen any other woman involved in relationship rumors with Mr. Lucas, other than the one who almost married him before?”

“If that’s the case, we really need to get closer to Miss Hammond later at the banquet. Even if she doesn’t become the official wife, she could still be a mistress, and we could use her for pillow talk.”

For a moment, the guests in the banquet hall became even more courteous towards Sierra.

Some people couldn’t wait for the banquet to begin and approached her to connect.

In a corner of the banquet hall, a man exuding a sinister aura leaned lazily against the wall, wine glass in hand, enjoying the farce that was unfolding.

Next to him, a young girl in a light pink dress tugged angrily at his arm.

“Brother…. Aren’t you going to explain? Sierra Hammond is one of your artists, and you’re just going to let her use Big Brother Ethan’s name to deceive others out in the open!?”