18- Elvira proposed him

"Hi, Mr. Lev Fyodorov !" A group of handsome males approached him.

Lev's hand shook everyone as Elvira stood beside him, browsing the hall for Karina's presence. Soon she glimpsed Karina staring at her from the table; she dragged back her Irish and looked at the ground instead.

One of the businessmen seemed to figure out that the woman was Lev's sister-in-law. So he queried, "Isn't this woman your sister-in-law?"

Every other businessman who was talking to him threw their attention at them. Lev held back a minute, acknowledging they would misunderstand him, just as the media did.

So he excused himself for a minute and dragged her far away from them. "Help yourself, Elvira . If anything bothers you, come to me. Okay?" He said.

Elvira nodded. "Yes."

Thereafter, Lev came back to those businesses and tried to explain the situation, since they were his friends.

Elvira took a plate and headed to the food section, where no one was. While she was carefully picking up her favourite snacks one