saying anything, and a faint, humo

l wouldn't be able to drink that much wi

n nothing more than an excuse. He had simply used it to

. She turned and st

er her, "Where

e rest

ew frustrated. "Sto

red her and

on, who was still forcing himself to finish the wine

s lips, so slight that n

*

e washed her hands and rais

ere clear, and even with only light makeup, she carri

ut of her that she had barely recognized herself. Her complexi

feel once she finally stopped wasting hers

ritance was settled, she could finally walk away from tho

ng look in the mirror. She was ab

who had walked in,

mi

outside dealin

why was he in the

ut on a polite sm

iberately glanced at

o make him realize he had wal

simply leaned against the

bers was subtle. Most people would've missed it. If I hadn't go

d a beat, and she look

ng her with a faint hint of amusement, like he

her plan was perfect. Ho

that, why had he gone

bringing it u

to admit anything. "I'm sorry, Mr. Elliott, but I

a quiet laug

ng they had already put into it. If we missed them, they'd make plenty of money at first. But once the change came to light later, they'd have RL Internatio

w ever

t hammered aga

ad been one piece of the plan she had s

ted Damien to see thr

y to do it. There was no reaso

ady figured it out, there's no point pretending anymore. I'm sorry. I shouldn't h

ely forcing down wine earlie

en had in mind for her, but after what she h

n Group had somehow landed

ed her for a

d. "Will you do

her eyes. It wasn't

she r

fened immediately, but instead of touching her face,

deal with everything by yourself. From now

ared at hi

elling her to ask him for he

't make se

or was this some stran

till tangled, but she nod

wer. He gave her a small smile, then

several seconds, still trying t

of RL International was s

every word he had said clearly, yet s

her plan, and instead of making her pay for it, Damien

was s

r mind when she returned to the banquet hall. B

e corner, completely drunk, while Vera s

, she raised her voice. "Finall

through the room, drawin

without attracting any more att

t to walk over. She still had to keep up the app

ic and word reached the Campbell family, it'd

gh, and after all that, he still hadn't managed t

stay and give people ev

anaged to get his drunken weight out to the luxury

hausted. She rubbed at her aching body, th

ped past Vera and climbed into the

h. "You... Why are yo

ok. "Your seat? You're Waylon's plus-one toni

fused. "Besides, didn't you si

nothing she could do about it. In the end, she gathered up t

lled away and hea

a speed bump, the en

uddenly

ed the car, accompanied b

his dress cost? I haven't even worn it before tonight, and now it's r

h the sound of the front pass

her face toward

was unbearable, and she

ntown, the sounds of traffic and people

ly. "What? You need it now? The company could lose that much money

ic expression. "Something urgent came up at work, so

's angry protests and insiste

pen to Waylon anymore. There was no chanc