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Chapter 674

Author: South Wind Dialect
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56
The venue for the banquet was a five-star hotel in the city center.

As soon as Diana and Nina arrived, they began to observe their surroundings.

The banquet hall was glorious; the whole floor was covered in thick woolen carpets.

What made it more extravagant was the fact that these carpets were said to have been specially procured for this event.

It was evident that the organizer of this banquet had considerable financial resources.

Nina was overwhelmed as soon as she arrived. While she was Vans's official girlfriend, in the face of such grandeur, she couldn't help but think that she was nothing compared to Vans's fiancee...

Diana noticed her insecurity, and gently guided her to adopt a positive mindset. "You've been to so many grand occasions while photographing celebrities. You didn't have any problems with that. Why are you so nervous now?"

Nina couldn't help but correct Diana, saying, "Those weren't grand occasions for me. Those were paparazzi shots."

As a paparazzo, even a
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