Ava came back from the restroom, and they chatted for some time. They all welcomed Ava with open arms.

She felt good while conversing with them. It was time to leave, so Ava bid her goodbyes to everyone.

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"Ava, we should meet more often from now on," Aiden said.

"It was nice meeting you," Blake said.

Dimitri just gave her a nod and a smile.

While they were riding in the car Ava recollected the good time she had talking to his friends.

She was glad that they liked her. It made her smile.

"I like your friends," Ava said.

"No need to like them, you should only like me," Tristan declared.

Ava giggled, seeing how possessive he has become, so she kissed him on his cheek to show him her feelings.

Tristan was stunned for a moment, but slowly a smile crept on his face.

It was the first time Ava had initiated to kiss him, even though it was on his cheek. Tristan turned towards her and kissed her lips.

Ava was shy to kiss in front of other people, but the car had a partition so that the driver would not be able to see them.

Ava relaxed and reciprocated his kiss.

Tristan kissed her lips that tasted sweet like sweet nectar. He couldn't help himself and kissed her some more.

When they stopped, Ava lay her head on his chest.

"Let's go somewhere tomorrow," Tristan said.

He realized that he had not taken Ava anywhere after they became an official couple.

He wanted to do what other couples did when they were in a relationship.

"I can't do it tomorrow. Can we reschedule?" Ava said.

"Why," Tristan asked.

"Tomorrow is Alaric's musical competition," Ava replied.

Tristan's mood changed. He got annoyed hearing Ava speak about another man while she was lying in his arms.

He tightened his hold on her waist and said nothing.

When she didn't get any response from Tristan, she looked up and saw that his face looked tense.

"Tristan, he's just a friend," Ava said, trying to make him understand.

"Um-hum," Tristan nodded. He knew Ava loved him, but he knew Alaric had feelings for her. She just wasn't aware of it.

"Tristan, why don't you come with me?" Ava suggested.

"I can't, I have a few important meetings tomorrow," Tristan said. Ava looked at him perplexed. Didn't he just invite her to go somewhere tomorrow?

"Little one, why don't you go to the competition tomorrow and we can go out after," Tristan said in a soft tone.

Seeing Tristan was really not that mad she went back to hugging him.

Today was Alaric's big day and he was looking forward to that one special person to come and see him perform.

The competition was starting in an hour, but there was no news about Ava.

He didn't need to worry. Ten minutes later she was there. Ava came to the backstage directly to wish him luck.

She was wearing a champagne color dress, accessorized it with a pair of ruby earrings, and a diamond watch. She was wearing black high heels paired with a Fendi handbag.

Alaric thought, "She looks very pretty and very feminine today. She came to see me. I feel special."

"This is for you," Ava handed Alaric a flower bouquet.

Alaric received the flower bouquet happily and noticed there was a note. "Break a leg," it said.

Ava wished him well and sat in the VIP section. A few other performances were already going on stage, and each one was better than the other.

It looked like a tough competition, and judges will have a hard time deciding the winner. The judges were famous and talented people in the music industry.

Ava saw that someone from management came and told the person sitting next to her to vacate the seat.

They told him that he will be given another seat, closer to the stage, and that person agreed.

A few minutes later, someone stood in front of the seat beside her. She couldn't believe it.

This guy was blocking her view. Ava tried to get his attention so she could tell him to take his seat, so she could see.

She was surprised because this person who was blocking her view was Tristan.

"Tri….," Ava loudly called his name, she was ecstatic.

"Shhh," Tristan put a finger on his lips to silence her.

Ava forgot where she was, she looked around apologetically. She tried to contain her excitement. As soon as Tristan sat down next to her, Ava wrapped her arm around his.

"You're here," Ava said happily.

"Yes, since this show was so important to you, I thought I should be here," Tristan said.

"My Tristan is the best," Ava beamed.

Tristan actually had a lot of meetings, but he couldn't concentrate on them. His mind was on what was happening here.

So at the last moment, he called Blake and asked to arrange a seat next to Ava.

Since Blake is the ruler of the entertainment industry and he was in charge of organizing this competition, he got Tristan a seat next to Ava within seconds.

That's why the man previously sitting next to Ava was asked to exchange seats.

Alaric's name was called on stage and Ava clapped loudly for him.

Tristan on the other hand was not interested in watching Alaric's performance so he just sat there.

Alaric gave his best performance, and even though Tristan did not like Alaric, he had to admit that Alaric's performance was outstanding.

Alaric looked towards the audience after his performance. When he found Ava he waved at her.

Ava waved back at him.

It didn't escape him that Tristan was sitting next to her, and she had her arms wrapped around his.

His face darkened. He never expected Tristan to be here. He looked again at their arms and thought, "Maybe they were together."

That's not possible. He could not have missed his chance with Ava.

Feeling angry, he went backstage, another contestant���s name was being called to perform on stage.

When all the contestants finished performing, the judges came to the stage to say a few words.

The main judge took the mike, "All the performances were good. There were two that stood out, and it was difficult for us to choose the winner among those two."

When we discussed who the real winner is, we noticed one tiny difference. Today's winner won by a 1% advantage. The winner of this competition is Alaric Mendes."

There was a blast of poppers as everyone clapped in celebration. Ava stood up as soon as his name was announced. Tristan pulled her hand and told her to sit back down.

Alaric was backstage, holding his breath. He had given this competition his blood and sweat.

This was his biggest dream. When they declared him as the winner he teared up, and his knees buckled.

He was down on his knees. Finally, he achieved it, he had proved everyone wrong.

He finally fulfilled his grandmother's wish. He wiped his tears of joy and went on stage. Alaric received the award and it was time to give his acceptance speech.

"This trophy means a lot to me. I want to dedicate this award to my grandmother. She is the reason I pursued a career in music. To the special person… ".

Alaric looked at Ava and thought, this was his chance to let her know how important she was to him.

But suddenly Tristan did the unexpected and kissed Ava's cheek.

Instead of getting angry, as Alaric thought she would, Ava blushed and smiled.

It made Alaric lose all hope. It's now confirmed, they were together.

He felt like screaming and breaking things, but since he was on stage, he controlled his emotions.

"To the special person who is always in my heart," Alaric ended the speech. He was thinking, his the best day in his life turned into his worst nightmare.

Did he lose Ava forever? He thought his dream came true. The only thing remaining was to confess to Ava. Now, it looks like Ava already has someone in her life.

Tristan smirked, looking at Alaric. He saw how Alaric looked longingly at Ava during the speech. He knew that Alaric was about to say her name, and he was not going to let him win. Hence, the last-minute kiss on Ava's cheek.

He wanted to show Alaric that Ava belonged to him. He will not tolerate another man saying Ava's name in front of a large audience.

Ava was clueless.

When Alaric spoke about a special person, she thought he was talking about Melissa, his girlfriend.

Since she had seen how loving they were, it was automatic.

Alaric went backstage, screamed, and broke all the things near him. He was so frustrated about what was happening, and it did not make him enjoy his winning.

On the other hand, Tristan and Ava were in a good mood.

Blake came over to talk with Tristan.

"I've invited you to so many events, but you've declined all of them. Today you only came because of your girlfriend," Blake teased.

Tristan smiled while holding Ava's hand. He didn't bother replying.

"There's an after-party, would you guys want to go?" Blake asked.

Tristan looked at Ava, he was asking for her opinion.

"Let's go to this party," Ava replied.

"Seriously Tristan..," Blake chuckled, seeing Tristan was going to do what Ava wanted anyway.

They say love can change people, and now he is witnessing it.

Tristan was stubborn as a bull. Now he is doing anything to please his lover.

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