Chapter 30: Ivor's Sudden Appearance

“No way,” I said, almost whispering. I couldn’t look into Mark’s brown eyes. “No, he didn’t tell me, I’m just one of his assistants, anyway.”

“But on this trip, you were Ivor’s chief assistant, weren’t you? You’re supposed to be with him at every event, at every party he’s going to on this trip,” Mark said. His voice kept echoing in my mind.

Yes, on this trip, I took on the role of Ivor’s chief assistant. But while he was at an adult party with a business manager in Dubai and taking a chance to get enormous business opportunities, I was sitting at a bar and doing meaningless things.

My hand gripped the skirt of my dress. Only last night, he told me he trusted me because I was his assistant, but after all that happened today, I felt I was an Ivor’s joke.

Suddenly, Mark pushed a shot glass towards me. I looked at the golden brown liquid in the shot glass and gave Mark a surprised look.

“Have you ever tried whiskey?” Mark asked, on his table there was a similar shot glass.

“I did, but on