Chapter 43: A World of Two
~~~ as the music echoed in the hall, the crowd present dared not to make a sound. Well, not that way though. The truth was that, they were both watching a captivating scene in a daze.
They had formed a circle. In the middle of the circle, there was a dance floor on which two people were dancing. The starlight that came from the ceiling of the hall illuminated the faces of the duo that were dancing.
Although the light wasn't bright enough to allow them to see the faces of the two clearly, they could at least see that, the duo were either beautiful or handsome.
The way that they were dancing was brought to a level that they couldn't think about. Their every move and the beats of the song that was currently echoing in the hall were well matched.
The movements of the two were well synced. It was as if, they were sharing the same mind. After all, there was no collision nor was there any kind of mistake that would disrupt the flow of the dance.
But, what all these people didn't know was the fact that, the two on the dance floor were actually competing. This was a competition between two people that were good at dancing.
As the crowd watched, they were all amazed. More so the younger generation. After all, the ones that were on the dance floor were either younger than them or were of the same age as them.
Jack and Celine didn't care about those that were watching them. All that was in their minds at this moment was to win the competition. They dared not to make a mistake and made sure to give it their all.
Currently, the music was already at its peak. Thus, their movements were fast. And as they moved and bent into some weird angles, they still made sure that they were according to the flow of the music.
As the song came towards the end, the tempo reduced. They fell in step, letting the rhythm control their movements. All the scenery and people around them had already dissolved. It was the two of them, alone, in their own world.
Celine's emerald green eyes glistened, and a smile spread across her beautiful face. It was truly enchanting, that it made Jack smile brighter.
Uncontrollable feelings surged through Jack's body, and his fingers tingled in delight. His hand brushed across her cheek. His body was acting on its own, no chains to hold him back from this pure paradise. Where, he could let go of all the restraints that had held him.
This was the only time in a long time that he could ignore everything else and enjoy himself. Forget about the family, forget about saving money, forget about what he would do after leaving the family mansion. Forget everything but her.
He drew her close to his chest, and she wrapped her arms around his neck.
Her loosened black hair fell over her eyes, like a curtain blocking out the starlight. But, he desired to see those emerald eyes.
She began to withdraw her hand to brush away her hair, but his hand clutched onto hers. He carefully laid her thin hand on his shoulder. Then, he delicately tucked her loose hair behind her ear, and her emerald eyes twinkled back at him in greeting.
Celine stared at Jack for a moment. Even now, she had completely forgotten about the business and companies that she had to manage. She forgot about her reputation as a cold boss lady.
She wanted to be free and fly into the skies. Forget about the issues concerning contracts and decision making. Forget about making profits or minimizing losses. But, just focus on being free and unrestrained.
She set her head on his shoulder. They continued to dance, too lost in the music to halt. Time passed as their feet moved in sync. The moment that Jack's foot stepped left, Celine's would also land at that exact moment.
During the finishing moves, Celine and Jack separated from each other but still had their hands connected. Then, Jack twirled Celine around for a moment before pulling her back towards him.
The moment that Celine fell into his embrace, her hands rested on his shoulders and his held her by her waist. At that very moment, the music ended with the blue and green eyes staring into each other.
When the music ended, there was silence in the hall. Nobody spoke at all, everyone was still drowned in the amazing performance of the two. It was only after a minute, when William couldn't wait to get his girl onto the dance floor and imitate the duo's moves, clapped, forcing the audience to applause.
This was a performance that they had only watched on tv . Those that were performing on the screens were all professionals in dancing and had trained for a long period of time.
Now, they could see such a dance with their own eyes. This was a blessing indeed. So, they made sure to clap vigorously. But, on seeing that the duo were not separating, they increased the intensity of clapping till their hands began aching.
….
When the song ended, Celine and Jack had been staring at each other intensely. They could feel that the tempo of their heartbeats had changed. The connection and familiarity that was quite vague had been strengthened at this moment.
When they heard the applause of the crowd, they came back from their own world. But, at the end of it all, they still didn't want to part from each other.
But, it seemed that the audience couldn't take the scene of them staring at each other with ambiguous emotions in their eyes anymore. They clapped so vigorously in that, they felt that the hall was shaking from the vibrations of the claps of more than a hundred attendees.
So, they smiled before returning to their usual cold demeanors as they retreated. They decided to treat what had happened as nothing had happened. Right, they had lost their composure in front of many people, exposing their cheerful sides.
But now, they immediately hid that side of theirs, waiting for the right moment that it would be revealed. Well, not just the right time, but the right person that deserved to see this side of theirs.
….
Ben had been observing the dance from the beginning. Since he was closer to the dance floor, it was obvious that he had seen how beautiful Celine's smiles were. He was drowned in the smiles as he watched.
But, in the end, his heart tightened as he clenched his fists in fury. After all, although he could see that smile, it was not directed towards him. It was directed towards another person.
Apart from being embarrassed on this day, was he going to lose the girl that he had the intention to marry just like that? He couldn't accept such a fact.
He was beginning to think of what to do when the tempo of the music rose. From here, he could see how delicate and fluid Celine's moves were. So, the thoughts about taking action against Jack were temporarily thrown at the back of his mind.
When the music ended, he found himself clapping alongside the crowd. When they were not parting, he had unconsciously led the hard claps raining in the hall.
It was only after the others joined him in the hard clapping that he realized what he was doing. 'What the f*ck! I'm trying to make them part from each other only for it to be mistaken as a form of appreciation? Wait, why was I clapping in the first place? Ah…I guess I was clapping for her. Yes, I was clapping for her. For the next dancing session, I'll be her partner and I'll experience her moves. Then, after that, I'll make sure to punish that guy well.'
Ben continued consoling and lying to himself. He only regained his senses of the surroundings when he heard that the crowd was no longer clapping. He was just about to go ahead and ask Celine for a dance when he noticed that Jack and Celine had actually disappeared from the dance floor.
He looked around, trying to find their traces, only to notice none. At this time, the others also went onto the dance floor. Their blood was already boiling from experiencing such a dance. So, they were hyped up to try it too.
Ben grabbed one of his flunkies that happened to be passing by with his girl and asked, "Where has Ms. Gravy gone to?"
The guy looked at Ben with a weird expression. He thought to himself, 'This guy was the closest to the stage. But, at the end of it all, he didn't see her moving away? No, that can't be. So, he must be testing me, right?'
After a moment of silence and upon seeing Ben's impatient look, he replied, "She left via the stage door with that silver haired guy."
On hearing these words, Ben's face showed his anger. He turned towards the door that led behind the set up stage. But, with the large crowd, he couldn't see what was happening there.
So, he could only suppress his emotions for now while thinking, 'Humph, we're going to have a race not long from now. I'll make sure to trample you under my feet. Just you wait.'
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On the other hand, Faith looked at the screen of her phone. Currently, she was looking at the video that she'd recorded. In between somewhere, she had decided to record this video to preserve that smile that Celine had showed.
At the same moment, she was having her own doubts. She wondered, 'Did Celine lie to me? If they had never met before, then how come they can dance in sync as if they had trained together? And that smile….That's a smile that she has never shown to a man other than her grandfather and father, not even her uncles or cousins have seen it.'
"What is the mystery behind these two?" She muttered to herself in the end.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone