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Caraline arrived at the venue half an hour later. Her arrival was immediately greeted by a barrage of questions and camera flashes from journalists. She only smiled slightly when she saw the media enthusiastically approaching her. Her bodyguards deftly blocked the road. However, until she entered the building, she said nothing.

Caraline took a deep breath, took off her glasses, and put them in her bag. Her hand accidentally caught sight of Deric's empty water bottle. She thought about throwing it away but decided against it when she realized that she still needed him around. It didn't matter if it was replaced with a water bottle.

"Follow me," one of the female employees said.

Caraline nodded, entering the elevator. A few minutes later, she again followed the female employee until she stopped in front of a door.

"Mr. Diego is in the room." The female employee chose to excuse herself.

"Ms. Caraline, is it going to be okay?" asked Anthony with a worried look on his face.

"I... will