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EVELYN squinted her eyes as the blinding flashes of light— from the reporters' cameras— flickered from every angle of the conference hall.

She wasn't used to this. Being in the spotlight and receiving this sort of attention was a little overwhelming for her.

Jason, on the other hand, was totally unperturbed and doing his thing like the pro he was. He was no doubt in his own world.

Evelyn glanced at Jason from the corner of her eyes who was seated right by her side holding her hand and at some point, he kissed the back of her hand like any lover would do.

It had taken them a whole week to plan this press conference. They had to come up with a back story on how they met and how they became a couple.

Something striking. Something believable that would convince the press and viewers.

Evelyn had moved into his house two days before the press conference even though her family wasn't too happy about it.

She finally gathered her courage and told her mother