Chapter 28

By the time Mikayla and Cael walked in, the dinner party was in full swing.

Almost every face that was supposed to be there was already there when they entered, and more.

There were people she didn't recognize and some that she knew only faintly.

He must have invited some more people. "Who are all these people?" She asked.

"Potential investors," he whispered back.

Wow, she thought. And she was filled with gratitude. "Thank you."

"You're welcome. But I have no choice. I have to support your work. I told you that you look most beautiful when you're working. So I plan to give you more work."

She laughed and shook her head. This man! When the attendees spotted Cael and Mikayla, they cheered.

She leaned over to Cael. "Don't tell me you have been keeping these good people waiting all this while because you were waiting for me."

"Of course, I have," he whispered back. "I'm only here for you."

"Then you didn't have to drag the rest of them into it."

"You wouldn't have come if I didn't," he p