Just as he wondered where he had seen those lips and chin before, the woman turned around. She raised her hand lazily and the cloth on her back caught fire and blazed up. The audience exclaimed in astonishment.

The fire went out as quickly as it started. The back of her dress changed into a sexy deep V-shape, revealing the model's beautiful shoulder blades. The black thorny necklace sat on them.

The model catwalked to both sides of the runway, placing her hand on her hip occasionally. Her smoky eyes swept over the spell-bound audience at every turn.

Adrian brought himself back from oblivion just in time. He took a picture of the model and sent it to Theodore.

*

Back in the Anderson family's residence, Theodore was preoccupied with work in his study.

His phone had been vibrating for quite some time now.

He picked it up, intending to turn it off for good. However, what popped up on the screen drew his attention. He clicked on the photo immediately .

“Isn't this.

Theodore frowned and then dialed Horace's number.

“Get the car ready, now!"

Ariana walked back to the backstage area, applause ringing in her ears.

Once she reached her dressing room, she collapsed onto a chair and took a deep breath.

She would be lying if she said she hadn't been nervous. Any mistake, no matter how small, would be blown out of proportion. Ivan trusted her so much and she didn't want to let him down. She had to be perfect.

Luckily for her, everything had gone well.

Her dressing room door opened, and Ivan entered, absolutely beaming. He approached her excitedly and gave her a big hug.

“Ariana, your performance was amazing! The bidding for the jewelry has exceeded our expectations. So far we've got the highest bid out of all the items, and it's still rising as we speak!"

Ariana returned his smile.

"That's great! Your design is amazing. You deserve this."

Ivan walked over to the table, shaking his head with a smile. He poured out two glasses of wine and handed one to Ariana.