Sloane Hawthorne instinctively nodded along with the awkward comment from Silas Sinclair, then silently led Silas to another seat.
And that seat, coincidentally, happened to be right next to Annelise Mayfield.
Annelise looked bewilderedly at Sloane as he sat down beside her with Silas, then gave her a little smile.
"..."
Inside, Annelise felt a subtle sense of collapse.
She had specifically chosen this spot to avoid these two couples.
But in the end, she still couldn't avoid them.
Annelise silently sighed in her heart.
Meanwhile, at the edge of the venue, the reporters who were ready to snap photos for the press conference watched this scene unfold, and their gossip flames immediately reignited fiercely.
"Sloane sat down next to Annelise!!"
"Annelise's expression seems a bit exasperated?"
"?? Seriously? Are they just pretending to be friendly?"
"Hey, don't jump to conclusions. Look, they're happily chatting now."
