ears ago, Zara wouldn't have been allowed through the front doors. Today, t
nd a pair of black stilettos that clicked sharply agai
Thwack
ance," Chloe whispered, adjusting her glasses as
d itself into a tight knot, but her face remained a perfect, unreadable mask. She had practiced thi
ors slid open w
with expensive modern art. At the end of the
out and pushed
the city. Ten men and women in expensive suits sat arou
idn't see
y onto the man sitting a
n Ste
awline was sharp enough to cut glass, and his broad shoulders strained against his custom made ch
Design have arrived," an older man
he muttered, his voice deep and raspy. "Let's get
he room. The crimson suit
ven, Mr. Sterling," Zara said. Her voic
an f
d stopped moving.
a split second, Zara saw the ruthless billionaire completely short circuit. His eyes
ing rain five years ago. Only, this wasn't his fragile,
as barely a whisper, but in the de
down, crossing her legs elegantly. She didn't break eye contact. "I am Zara Va
en Lucian and Zara, clearly confused by the heav
ched them into fists to hide it. His eyes darted over her face, her hair, her expen
ck with an emotion she couldn't quit
re for business, Mr. Sterling. Keep it professional, or my team will walk out of that doo
her for a long, agonizing moment. Then, he d
tood
d, his eyes never leavin
ve blinked. "Sir?
, his voice bouncing off the gl
led out the door, dragging Chloe along wi
complete
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