Everyone lost in their own thought

The two of them painted a perfect couple picture and everyone present there was really curious about the mysterious woman beside CEO Knight.

"Something is not right. Since when Oliver had such beautiful women around him? And why didn't I know about it?" Arvin shook his head. He was confused and delighted at the same time.

"What are you talking about? Aren't they looking cute together?" Erika said, she was still smiling.

Arvin looked at Erika in puzzlement and asks, "Do you know who she is? Have you met her before?" Erica was acting really wired, it's not like her. She seems to know this woman but what made Arvin confuse was why Oliver never mentioned anything to him? Was he dating her secretly? Even if so, Oliver would never hide it from him so he really couldn't figure out what was going on here.

"Well, yes we have and we seem to have a special connection with each other." Erika nodded and said frankly.

"What? Who is she? Are they dating or something?" Arvin kept throwing questions at Erika, he was a bit upset thinking why didn't Oliver tell him that he was dating someone?

Although Ava was wearing a mask, Arvin could still roughly make out the face under the mask, he was sure the woman was quite beautiful. Besides he knew his friend, Oliver definitely wouldn't bring any ugly women with him.

"Well, that's something you should ask him not to me," Erika said and looked at Ava and Oliver again.

Erika was still single and she was looking forward to finding a handsome and perfect man like her cousin, but she hasn't met anyone that could move her heart.

Liam was standing in a quiet corner of the hall wearing a silver suit and observing the couple. He didn't like this kind of occasion very much, so he skipped them most of the time. But tonight was different, he found out that Oliver was bringing Ava to the party tonight so how could he miss the chance to come here. It seems that Oliver was planning to announce his relationship with Ava very soon.

Ethan Smith also was at the dinner party tonight. He recognized Oliver as soon as he entered the venue. Since he was 19, his father has been showing Oliver Knight's pictures and articles in the Finance magazine to him. In the mall, you must know your opponent well otherwise how would you be a successful businessman. He was among the few who recognize Ava with Oliver. Although they met only once but Ava left a deep and unforgettable impression on him. So even after the makeover and mask, he could still recognize her.

Ethan took a sip of his wine and thought to himself, 'No wonder Ava was so eager to ruin the date with him. It turned out she was after the big fish!' However, if that's the case, why did Ava's parents arrange a blind date for her? Didn't they know that she was dating Oliver Knight? Ethan assumed this should be the case. Generally speaking, no parents would be happy to know that their daughter was dating a man like Oliver Knight. Probably that's why Ava agreed to the blind date.

All the men and women at the party were lost in their own thoughts, the men were interested to know who was the beauty with Oliver knight and the women were thinking there was a new one beside Oliver Knight tonight, it won't last maybe they will break up tomorrow. Every woman was already jealous of Ava.

Erika was wearing a pink and white sleeveless lacey dress with high heels. She looked, as usual, stunning in her delicate makeup and Off-white mask with golden rim. She walked toward Oliver and Ava with a smile and said, "Cousin, if you don't mind can I borrow your girlfriend for a minute?"

Ava recognized Erika and she was happy to see at least one known person at the party.

Oliver looked at Ava and said lightly, "OK."

Erika took Ava's arm and they went to the dining hall on the left side. "Av's, I didn't expect you to see here tonight," Erika said excitedly.

Erika didn't want to attend the party at first but when she heard Oliver changed the party theme to Masquerade, she was very intrigued and decided to check it out. Now she was happy that she came because she got to meet Ava again.

"Your cousin asked me to accompany him, so I came," Ava replied softly.

"You are looking so beautiful, it's a pity that you are not in the entertainment world. You would definitely shine like a star."

"The entertainment circle water is too deep for me, I won't be able to survive in there, I am afraid." Ava chuckled.

"If you are really interested, let me know, I'll cover you. No one will dare to bully you." Erika promised.

Ava shook her head as she picked up a small cake and said, "Thank you but I'm not interested in acting."

Ava never liked the fancy lifestyle of the actors, she likes a quiet and simple life. As long as she could live a healthy life with her loved ones around her, she would be happy.

"Are you and Oliver together now?" Erika asked as she filled up a plate with all kinds of small cakes and led Ava toward a sofa beside her.

Together? Ava felt complicated when faced with that question. She didn't know herself, what was she to Oliver, they have been living with each other for a while, yet they were not really an official couple. So she didn't know how to answer that question. Ava lowered her head and said awkwardly: "I don't think so."

Seeing Ava's face a bit lost, Erika frowned and whispered: "Av's, don't think too much, Oliver has a tendency to hide his true feelings. He will look cold on the surface and sometimes he is very stubborn but you have to believe me when I say that he has you in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't bring you here to accompany him."

"Rika, can I ask you something about Oliver? Will you answer me truthfully?" Ava thought she couldn't ask Oliver but she could ask Erika. If he was still in love with his ex-girlfriend then Ava wouldn't waste her time on Oliver anymore. She knew she had already fallen for him hard but if they had no future then her love was pointless.

"Sure, ask out," Erika replied putting a piece of cake into her mouth.

"Did Oliver ever had a girlfriend before?" Ava asked seriously looking at Erika.

Erika's whole body became stiff hearing Ava's question. Oliver's girlfriend? No one was allowed to talk about her in front of Oliver. Every time he thought of her Oliver would become either extremely sad or angry. Even Erika never dared to cross him when it was about her. But why was Ava asking about her all of a sudden?

Erika frowned and whispered, "Yes, I won't hide it from you, but it was a long time ago. The two have separated."

"Is he still in love with her?" Ava asked quietly.

"How is it possible? No way!" Erika's mouth twitched.

Although she said that confidently but she actually didn't know what was on Oliver's mind.