Chapter 2 Part 2

"Wa-wa-wait!" screamed Wanda haltingly.

Wanda tried to let go of the grip of this strange man beside her. Everything happened so fast.

She was escorted back into the party, greeted with applause and party poppers, and then walked down the red carpet accompanied by the romantic song she had been hearing at every party she entered lately. Everything seems to happen in the blink of an eye.

Wanda squinted and tried to clear her vision. The man standing next to her looked like the man she had guessed to be the groom earlier. What had this man done to him?

"Who are you?" asked Wanda quickly, tightening her grip so she wouldn't be carried away by Bryant's firm steps. "Why did you pull me in?"

Bryant was silent, but still pulled Wanda in with more force.

"Why did I go up there?" Wanda asked in a panic as Bryant brought her up to the stage and then smiled at the guests in front of them.

"What are you doing? What does all this mean?" asked Wanda insistently.

Wanda forcibly released Bryant's grip and then slapped him in one swift motion. Even she did not expect it.

Bryant was surprised when the woman in front of him slapped him on the cheek, but he tried his best to keep his expression on his face. Instead, Bryant chose to smile happily before taking Wanda's palm and bringing it to stroke his own cheek. It all ended with an affectionate look and a light laugh.

The host, not seeing the full interaction between the two, made the wrong assumption and laughed out loud before teasing Bryant and Wanda.

"How romantic our bride and groom are! Come on, let's all clap to celebrate our king and queen's wedding day!"

Applause immediately filled the hotel ballroom, covering the voice of Wanda, who was confused and trying to get an answer from Bryant. "What's going on? What's the point of all this? I'm not your bride and you know it," Wanda said quickly.

"Or you really don't know? You can't recognize faces like male actors in some Korean dramas?" continued Wanda with her crazy assumptions.

Bryant wanted to burst out laughing, but he held it in. He just raised an eyebrow.

Wanda looked back at Bryant, trying to get a better look at the face of the man in front of her. The man before her looked familiar, but what Wanda was sure of was that she neither knew nor had any direct contact with Her.

"I'll explain all this to you," Bryant paused with a faint smile, "later."

"No!" Wanda screamed quickly. Her face turned panicked and then she pulled her hand out of Bryant's grip, "I'm going now."

"Sure. You can leave now, but the fact that you often sneak into the weddings of people you don't know will soon get around," Bryant quickly threatened. A friendly smile and a pretense of happiness were still plastered on his face. Only Wanda could see Bryant's true expression, which looked more like a triumphant smile.

"I've never been like this before," Wanda lied. She was trying to hide his panic. How could this man in front of her know that she had been sneaking into other people's weddings so often lately? Is it that obvious when she sneaks into someone's wedding? It shouldn't be!

Wanda is 100% sure that the bride and groom who deliberately invited her to their wedding party might not even remember Wanda's presence. What about the bride whose wedding party Wanda crashed?

"Then," Bryant replied casually. He put his hands behind his back and let Wanda slip out of his grasp so he could take a step back. "One more step and the fact that you stuffed fifty thousand dollars' worth of envelopes at the lavish party of the country's top officials will go viral?"

Wanda opened her mouth, wanting to refute all of Bryant's words, but she couldn't. Wanda closed her eyes and tried to think faster than usual. She exhaled roughly, then fixed her gaze on Bryant, "You."

She sharpened her gaze,"Isn't it you who is in a dangerous situation? It's not right for you to threaten me."

Bryant was stunned, but still held his expression,"Me? I'm not in danger, you are," Bryant shrugged and smiled slightly.

"I'm not on the edge either. Please reveal what you just threatened me with, because it will have no effect on me. No one will believe it, and no one will care, because I am not a person of high standing,"high and important in the eyes of society. There is really nothing to lose.

Correct. Wanda tried to calm herself. She'll only be embarrassed for a day, then she won't be embarrassed anymore. Or worse, she won't be able to sleep for a week. But that's okay, after that, no one will know her anymore, all news about her will be forgotten. Correct. Right. It really doesn't matter.

Bryant raised an eyebrow,"You're sure?"

"Of course, I'm one hundred percent sure. In fact, the one who will be embarrassed is you, the bridegroom without a partner," Wanda threatened, and then smiled faintly without intending to provoke.

"Then I'll tell you everything," Bryant said casually, "right now. Won't we both be embarrassed in the end, hm?"

"Please."

After being invited like that by Wanda, Bryant still didn't open his mouth at all. He remained silent in his current position, ignoring the host who asked them to sit down.

"To avoid embarrassment for both of us, we have to help each other keep our secrets," Bryant said after finding a better way out, negotiation. It seemed he would lose even more if the news got out. It's not like that, but for sure, for sure he will lose.

"You need my help?" asked Wanda, pointing at herself, "after you accused me of infiltrating foreign marriages?"

"I never said that," Bryant said, feigning ignorance.

"If you pretend not to know, then I will pretend not to know either," Wanda said quickly. Goodbye fear!

"Yes, we will just sit quietly for the next two hours. After that, I'll forget what I saw and know about you, and I'd be so grateful,"Bryant said.

"Sure, thank me by letting me go after the next two hours. And pretend you don't know me," Wanda said.

"After that, find your wife quickly. Good luck!"

Bryant led Wanda to the couch, after which they were in their own thoughts. Busy stimulating what will happen next to them.

"What is he doing?" Wanda asked as she saw Tony whispering to the host. They both looked very serious which made Wanda nervous. She's afraid that something she doesn't know or agree with will happen and end up hurting her.

"He's doing what he has to do,"Bryant replied nonchalantly.

"Don't worry,"he added.

"Like what?"asked Wanda again. This time Her eyeballs followed the host as she walked to the center of the stage, right in front of them.

The host cleared her throat and said, "Are our honored guests feeling bored?"

A frown appeared on Wanda's forehead. How could a host create such an atmosphere? Wanda had never seen a host instill negative thoughts into a guest. Oh my!

"I would like to ask our King and Queen to help cheer you up,"she continued, turning to meet Wanda and Bryant's eyes. The smile on the emcee's face was wide and sincere. Wanda looked at Bryant immediately. She used her look to ask for the meaning of the host's words. You man who only wants to profit himself!

"Like this."

Bryant's answer to his question earlier was really too late and didn't help at all. Wanda was really sorry that she had decided to help this selfless man. The intention to help is not profit, but happiness.

"I don't want to,"Wanda crossed her arms over her chest and once again refused to help Bryant.

"I make sure that this is my last request for help. I won't bother you anymore. Helping shouldn't be half measures,"Bryant said, grabbing Wanda's stiff and cold palms.

"Stage fright?"

Wanda just snorted and then stood up too, deliberately stepping on Bryant's feet to reduce his annoyance.

"Step on it until you feel satisfied,"Bryant resigned. He was going to do one more crazy thing, which was to give in so that the woman next to him would agree.

"At this time, I will ask the bride and groom a quick question. I'm sure all of you who came tonight are confused because this beautiful bride has never been exposed with the groom," the host explained at length. Her hands moving back and forth made her look very businesslike and enjoying her work tonight.

Bryant took control of the situation as quickly as he could. Bryant had already taken the microphone that the host had handed over.

"You represented the infotainment hosts to interview me,"Bryant joked, then laughed lightly.

"After this, I don't need any clarification."

The hosts and guests laughed and clapped their hands in delight at Bryant's joke.

"Then tonight I'm going from being the host of the wedding banquet to the host of the gossip show," the host joked.

"As you gentlemen wish,"she added with a seductive wink.

Bryant was flattered by the emcee skills she had hired. She was so good at hosting events, not stiff at all. She's also good at dealing with situations and handling them very, very quickly.

Bryant turned to look at Wanda for a moment before returning to the front.

"I'd better let my wife introduce herself first, because only she knows how much she has to tell you,"Bryant handed the microphone to Wanda. He did this because he didn't know the name of the woman in front of him! Fortunately, the solution was quick and accurate.

Wanda immediately racked her brain as she slowly received the microphone. Should she say her real name? No, right? But what name should he use? She can't use her middle name, because it's her pen name! Wanda Elka Pangestu.

Wanda glanced at Bryant's expression before bringing the microphone to his mouth. As her lips parted, Bryant hugged her waist tightly, then whispered in her ear,"Tell me your pseudonym so it can't be easily traced.

"My name is Wanda,"Wanda said quickly, immediately handing the microphone back to Bryant.