Chapter 176 - Highlight of the Event

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"Hahaha, I'm just kidding. If that ever happened, which I doubt, we will surely not bother you with it. But rest assured that we are going to treat you right." Joshua assured while he laughed. When he first told his manager and organizer that he had promised someone a collaboration project at their upcoming event, both of them were furious. They couldn't believe he did something that might ruin the event they've been working on for months. Of course, he too admitted that he impulsively made a decision. But after he told them who he had offered the collaboration with, both his manager and organizer were overjoyed. That's when Joshua discovered that Daniel Sullen Mo was actually a famous personality in the country.

Titled as Mo Laotian's doted wife, Daniel Sullen was the only Omega who melted the most expensive heart in the country. These are some of the things Joshua learned from the internet after Googling Daniel's name.

"Let's not talk about something that's not going to happen though, let's talk about other things," Joshua added, thinking the Omega might start worrying about it.

"Hmmm, okay." Daniel nodded silently because he was indeed worried. He didn't want to cause trouble for his idol of course, especially now that Laotian was away. He didn't want his husband to find out that while he was away, he was causing trouble for everybody else. Daniel wants Laotian to be proud of him and so there won't be any problem at all when he finally comes back. Daniel had been relying on the Alpha for so long, it's his time to act independently and be as strong as he could be.

"So, how is your health?" Joshua asked, changing the topic. Daniel was about to answer the question that he was well and being super healthy when they heard a sound that seemed to be the front door opening and later a sound of heels hitting the tiled floor emanated in the room. April, Daniel, and Joshua looked at the entrance of the living room anticipating who had arrived.

"That's probably my manager," Joshua informed them as they waited for the person to show themselves. It didn't take a minute and finally, a curvy woman appeared in front of them.

"Hello~… Wow, oh my God!" The woman exclaimed hysterically the moment she laid her eyes on Daniel. She even had her hand on her mouth to cover how surprised she was at seeing the Omega. She quickly walked in front of them and, eyes sparkling, she stared at Daniel like a starstruck fan.

Daniel immediately felt like he was looking at Mo Hanlu's female version. This newly arrived person gave him Mo Hanlu's vibe and Daniel couldn't believe that because he never thought someone could actually duplicate the Alpha's personality, let alone a woman.

"Hi, I'm Brandon Ly, Joshua's manager. Oh My God, you're gorgeous and pregnant! I'm so happy that I finally got to see you. Joshua told us about you and we couldn't wait to collaborate with someone as important as you." Joshua's manager beamed. Daniel stood up slowly and extended his hand to the excited woman before he chuckled. He had never met someone as excited as Brandon Ly was just by seeing him. Usually, when people see him for the first time, they don't really show this much excitement.

"Hi, nice to meet you," Daniel greeted with a smile while they shook hands. He couldn't help but giggle as well when Brandon Ly held his hand like he was some precious jewel that she needed to be careful of as if he was going to break at any time.

"Yes, yes. I can't believe it. When Joshua told us that he invited someone to collaborate with, we didn't know that it was you. We are so glad he did. Oh, and I heard about the accident, we are very sorry about what had happened. We heard there was an accident that day, but we didn't know exactly what the details were…" Brandon Ly talked nonstop, causing Daniel to chuckle more. He could definitely tell his idol's manager is a very chatty one.

"Ly, take a breath first. How about you take a seat, you'll scare Daniel with how you're acting," Joshua interrupted with a sigh. He urged Daniel to take his seat back and then offered his manager a seat as well.

"It's okay," Daniel said to Joshua before looking at Brandon Ly with a bright smile. "Thank you so much for your warm welcome. I truly appreciate it, no one has ever welcomed me like you did… Also, you don't need to worry about the accident, I'm fine now." He added with a kind smile, making Brandon Ly dramatically hold her abundant chest.

"Oh My God, you're an angel. You're too precious. Urg! I can't," She uttered while looking at Daniel's angelic appearance. Even though Brandon Ly had been working in Italy, she was originally from this country and she was always up to date on her homeland's national events. So of course she knew who Mo Laotian was even before she started working as Joshua Bronson's manager.

She even once had a crush on both formidable Mo brothers, but now knowing that both are married, she was happy for both celebrities that she had been fantasizing about since she was in college. And now that she's seeing the actual person who married the man she had been dreaming of for years during her college days, she just couldn't help but be mesmerized.

She already knew Daniel Sullen was described as someone gorgeous and attractive, but she didn't think the Omega would be even more breathtakingly magnificent-looking in real life. Like literally, she couldn't believe her eyes that someone as gorgeous as Daniel existed on Earth.

". . ." Not saying anything as he laughed, Daniel truly could feel Mo Hanlu's vibe from the woman. The same bright and jolly personality as Hanlu, it's truly refreshing to see that. At first, Daniel thought Joshua Bronson's manager would be against him in this collaboration, but now it's actually not the case. Now he understood why Joshua told him they were going to treat him right.

"You are so beautiful even when pregnant. I wish I could be the same when the time comes," She uttered, still looking at Daniel mesmerized. Meanwhile, Joshua looked at his manager and sighed again. He knew something like this might happen when he first told her that he invited "The" Daniel Sullen Mo to collaborate with him. She was very excited then so there's no question she'll be even more excited now that she's seeing the Omega in front of her.

"Thank you. I'm sure you will," Daniel blushed. There had not been a lot of people saying he was beautiful and now hearing someone other than Laotian calling him that suddenly made him shy.

"Ahw, definitely not gonna happen." Brandon Ly waved her hand feeling shy as well. She was just a human compared to an angel like Daniel Sullen Mo, she'll definitely look like a monster during pregnancy.

"Ly," Joshua suddenly called, wanting to remind his manager why she was here. He looked at Brandon with one of his eyebrows raised, which finally reminded her what she came here for.

"Yeah, okay, jeez. Can't I be a fangirl just for once?" Brandon complained, frowning towards Joshua. Despite being the Alpha's manager, they were actually just a few years apart in age, so most of the time they treat each other as friends.

"Sorry about my rude approach Mr. Mo, I was completely out of my mind."

"Oh no, you were not rude at all. Please, don't apologize. Also, please can you call me Daniel instead? Mr. Mo is my husband," Daniel replied, interrupting Brandon before she could finish her sentence. He was never used to being called Mr. Mo, even though he's now a Mo. Most people still address him as a Sullen purely because, even though Laotian does his job for him, Daniel was still the chairman and owner of the Sullen Corporation after he inherited 29% of the total share of the company.

"Ahw, thank you so much, you're truly an angel." After hearing Daniel's words, Brandon was once again so mesmerized by Daniel. But the staring didn't last long this time, as Joshua cleared his throat reminding her to do her job properly.

"Okay. I'm serious now," Brandon started, her face shifted and she truly looked like she was down to business. "Anyway Mr. M--- I mean Daniel, I know this has been sudden but all of us in our crew have agreed to make your work our highlight for the event. I know this is a huge responsibility for a newbie, that's why we wanted to discuss this with you. So in case you don't want to, we can still make more adjustments."

"I'll be totally honest with you. With Joshua being an unknown artist in this country, we were planning to make you our selling point. Give and take, you can take this chance to enter this industry if you're interested in becoming famous as a painter, and us, opening a path for Joshua to be well known here as an artist."

"I know money is not an issue here, but our company will offer you a satisfying compensation as well," Brandon finished stating, which instantly surprised Daniel from the very first sentence. Him!? Becoming the highlight of the show? Wasn't that too much? Is that really okay?

"Of course, if you plan to be anonymous we'll respect your decision," Brandon added, seeing Daniel was unable to say anything.

"Oh no, sorry. I-I was just surprised, me being the highlight of Joshua's gallery? Is that okay?" Daniel asked. Is that even possible? To be the highlight of someone else's fundraising gallery?

"Oh definitely, you will be helping us greatly. You still get to have three slots but your art will be our highlight."

"I-I don't know if I am worthy but I will try my best. Thank you so much for the opportunity, I'll definitely do my best and not disappoint you," Daniel said, filled with determination. As he had already decided, he planned to make Laotian proud, and what's more effective to do that than to become the highlight of the gallery? It'll be a lot of responsibility, pressure, and all but he will do his best.

"Oh Darling, you'll be more than enough. It should be us questioning whether we are worthy of you or not," Brandon said quickly, flattering Daniel.

"Congrats, Daniel," Joshua congratulated him, as well as April, who had been just listening the whole time. After the short discussion, Daniel and April stayed for a little while but when it was already 11 am, Daniel finally decided to go home, thinking of Luangmin. The little kid was never used to him being away for too long, so he must go home immediately. Plus there was that expected call from Laotian around the same time.

"I'll make a copy of our terms and agreement and send it to you soon. Thank you so much again for doing this collaboration with us Daniel," Brandon said in gratitude.

"It's my pleasure, thank you so much for this opportunity as well," Daniel replied, hugging Brandon. Daniel then looked at Joshua and smiled at him.

"See you again sometime," Daniel said. He already mentioned that he couldn't come and meet the Alpha as often because of his physical condition, so he didn't know when they'd meet again for a simple chat. Joshua nodded and without warning, he pulled Daniel into a hug inhaling his scent.

"Take care, I'll call you sometime," he whispered, making Daniel blush. He suddenly had the feeling that the Alpha was going to miss him so much if they don't see each other again, which was pretty odd considering their relationship as new friends.

"Yeah, okay, you too, take care."

Finally, after the short farewell, Daniel and April left the location and went back to the Mo Estate, not knowing that as of this moment, Mo Laotian already knew Daniel had gone to meet Joshua Bronson in person.