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"There is someone else of great importance, an individual who will be an integral part of the esteemed Gaard Corp moving forward - a woman who is none other than the CEO's wife."

Another powerful wave of murmurs, excited whispers, and furious speculation washed over the crowd like a surging tide.

The reporters and journalists allowed inside the lavish hall immediately began snapping photos and recording footage in a feverish frenzy, desperate to capture every tantalizing second of this highly anticipated unveiling for the world to bear witness.

"It can't be," one guest muttered in disbelief.

"Are they saying what I think they're saying?" another wondered aloud.

Some of the attendees looked faintly disappointed. Their expressions were tinged with envy upon learning that the powerful, anonymous CEO behind one of the world's fastest-growing business empires was already married.

They wondered just who the lucky woman could possibly be to have secured such an elite, coveted position as w