Damien POV

Alex's appearance caught me off guard.

I had someone make things difficult for Alex, to keep him from showing up in front of Allison again, and to warn him to face the reality that Allison chose me.

The organizer of this charity gala was Alex's father. I knew about it, but Alex had never liked this kind of event, and everyone knew he was not interested in inheriting his father's tech company.

But Alex had changed now. He accepted his family's ...