Luciano couldn't help but watch as Amelia made her way down the stairs.
"Just the effect I was going for." She smirked, and Luciano was snapped out of his fantasy.
"What took you so long," he asked trying to hide her effect on him which he barely managed to do.
"Aren't you going to compliment your gorgeous wife" Amelia said with an eye roll.
"Why did you send the beauticians away?" Luciano asked instead.
"You mean those amateurs , for someone so competent, you sure know how to hire incompetent people."Amelia scoffed earning her a glare from Luciano.
"Let's get going, hosting the conference doesn't give you the right to be late." He replied.
"Yeah yeah, Mr punctual." She taunted, but Luciano was already leaving her behind.
"Hey, you brute man, were you born mannerless or did you take lessons." Amelia hauled insults at him but he didn't look back, not even once.
"Glad you could make it ''he said in pure sarcasm while Amelia hissed at him and turned to face the window.
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Conference Hall.
"So , you remember our story right?" Amelia asked, but Luciano ignored her and stepped out of the call.
"This is not how a loving couple behave," she said gritting her teeth because the reporters had gathered outside the hall awaiting their arrival. Luciano on the other hand had a plan of his own. He walked to the other side of the car and opened the door for Amelia, offering her his hands, which she took skeptically and nervously. All her confidence from earlier had all vanished into thin air.
"Luciano, I am not so sure about this anymore" she said pulling him to herself.
To those watching from outside, the sight was ambiguous and so they all gasped.
"Don't tell me that, my wife is shy" Luciano teased with a smile but Amelia was not in for his taunting.
"Can we just go back home, please."she said more softly but Luciano was not having any of it, he suddenly scooped her in his arms, carrying her in a bridal manner and she flinched at the sudden action but she buried her face in his broad chest.
"Luciano, what is wrong with you, with are you doing " she protested against his chest.
"What does it look like I am doing, well for your information I am carrying my wife, because she is too shy to face the press. "He replied with a husky voice. By now the press were already going crazy, taking pictures here and there, they almost approached the couple but Luciano's bodyguards in disguise stopped them.
Amelia was still flustered from the earlier event, her cheeks were still red and rosy.
Luciano placed her softly on the chair.
' He had carried her all the way up ' Amelia thought to herself, by the time she settled in the reporters had crowded the big hall, making you question the space provided by the wide hall.
"We will start the conference now". Luciano's PR manager announced
It was as if he let hell loose because the hall immediately became noisy.
"One question at a time" the manager said and the hall became silent and the reporters organized themselves.
"I am from Juicy Morning, sir how did you both meet" One of the reporters asked .
"We met at the fashion week in Milan last year " Luciano replied skillfully, and Amelia couldn't help but look at him.
'How can he lie so effortless,' she thought to herself but she subconsciously berated herself.
Of course it came easily, they had been rehearsing their lines all night.
"So Mrs Rodriguez, what drew you in, when you first met" Another reporter asked and Amelia paused for effect and gave a spot on blush.
"His handsome face, then his considerate attitude ." She replied shyly. Now you are a born actress, she smiled to herself.
"Awww" the reporters smiled. They continued with the questions and answers for almost two hours.
"This is the last question we will be taking today."The PR manager said.
"When are we expecting a Rodriguez junior" one of the reporters asked out of the blue, if Amelia and Luciano had water in their mouth, they would have splashed across the room.
"We are still enjoying our honeymoon, infact my wife and I are planning on going to Italy this weekend for our honeymoon" Luciano said, recovering from the question first. Amelia on the other hand was surprised, honeymoon, when did they discuss that.
"That will be all for today, thank you for your cooperation, thank you for coming" the PR manager said and the reporters whispered amongst themselves as they dispersed.
"This is the first time Mr Rodriguez is making his private affairs public, " one said to another.
"Hell, it's even the first time he agreed to be on Tv, he must really love his wife for him to flaunt her like this." The other replied.
"But don't you think that their marriage is suspicious? " the reporter from Juicy Morning asked.
"What do you mean? " the first reporter asked
"I mean, just six months ago Amelia had a scandal due to her messy break up with her long time boyfriend, suddenly she is married, don't you find anything weird. They were also very eager to flaunt their marriage and justify their relationship. Think about it." The Juicy Morning reporter said making the others ponder on it.
"Let's keep a close eye on them, it will be a juicy story if we find out that they are faking their marriage." With that they went their separate ways.