Chapter 173 The Guests at the Opening Ceremony
âThat's too many flower baskets! Are these from the same sender? Who's that rich to send this
amount of flower baskets?â Not knowing how to respond to Landon, Camila stared at his two flower
baskets, which was typical of his style. Well, being thrifty wasn't a bad thing. âIt's Brian.â
Upon hearing that, Landon felt a little embarrassed at his gift. If this were under normal
circumstances, two flower baskets would have sufficed as a congratulatory gesture-those were only
for good luck. However, the two flower baskets looked a little out of place among the larger baskets
brought over by Brian. What the heck? If only he knew about Brian's flower baskets, he would have
listened to the florist's advice and bought Camila a horseshoe as a good luck charm. The sight of
the two flower baskets by Landon was overshadowed in a corner, looking sad and pitiful. Melanie's
expression froze as well upon seeing the sea of flower baskets. Her gaze toward Landon betrayed
her disdain for her man. The switch in her gaze happened over a second, causing Camila to doubt
her own eyes. When Landon looked at Melanie, she hurriedly smiled at him and gripped his arm
tighter, appearing like a loving couple. Landon was fast to adjust to the situation. He could not do
anything to save his dignity, so he decided to ignore it and chuckled, âCamila, this is not much, but
it's my sincerity. I wish you all the best for your opening.â Camila could not help but tease him,
âThank god you didn't buy a lot. I wouldn't have had the space for it anyway.â Melanie smiled
sweetly. âCamila, congratulations! Everyone around me is talented, unlike me. I'm not good at
anything.â Camila comforted her, âThat's alright. You still have Landon. Anything that you can't settle
will be his work.â Melanie took another look at Landon with a loving expression. Feeling giddy from
being praised, Landon looked at Melanie with his chest puffed. âYou're tired, aren't you? Let's get
in.â She nodded at him. As the host, Camila quickly invited them in, âYeah, just get into the studio.
There are places to rest in there. After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, we will head to the hotel.â
When the couple entered the studio, Camila turned around to greet the incoming
guests at the entrance.
Suddenly, a jacket with some warmth was draped across her shoulders. She looked up to find Silas's
familiar face staring at her. âIt's a little cold. Put this on.â Feeling grateful toward his care, she
clutched at the jacket and thanked him. âYou should head in.â He curtly replied, âIt's fine.â Peering
down at her eight-inch heels, he asked, âAre you tired? Take a rest. Since I'm a stakeholder, I can
take over.â Camila smiled at him. âIt's fine. I'm used to wearing heels.â He didn't say anything more
because he only wanted to hang out with her. If so, they'd both remain outside the studio. At the
same time, a fleet of cars approached the studio. The leading car was a black Maybach, which rolled
to a stop at the entrance. Everyone at the site was gossiping. âAre those cars coming for the
opening ceremony?â âWho's that? Looks like someone influential.â âLook, look, isn't that Gillian
Thompson? Jean Ford is here too. Oh my god, the superstars are showing up!â âYeah, Abby Elliot
and Ruth Paxton are here.â âWow, Camila sure is well-connected.â During the commotion, the car
door was opened, and Marcus Cohen's face appeared. Camila immediately went up to him.
âMarcus!â He smiled at her. âCamila, congratulations. Best of luck with your opening!â âThanks,
Marcus.â Then, he shifted his gaze to Silas and greeted him with a surprised smile. âPresident Nolan,
I didn't know you'd be here too.â Silas flashed a faint smile. âI'm a stakeholder of the studio after
all.â Marcus gave a meaningful response, âOh, so you're a stakeholder? If so, congratulations to you
as welll"