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CHAPTER 58: Propositions

Penulis: Molly Mae
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CHAPTER 58: Propositions

The ballroom thrummed with soft jazz music. There was a low buzz of conversations and laughter from every corner, punctuated by clinking of champagne glasses.

Yet the celebrant was nowhere to be found.

I had not seen Zachary since he left, seeming like he was in a hurry. Madelyn was also nowhere to be found.

After his very brief and no explanatory order to handle the rest of the party, I was stuck handling the remainder of the party that Madelyn had so graciously planned, then bailed on.

Now, I was standing here, smiling politely, though my cheeks ached from holding that expression all night. This was my role; Zachary’s right hand, his public liaison, his shield when necessary.

“You need to give what I'm proposing some thought.”

My fingers tightened on the champagne glass in my grip. I was so close to hurling the contents of the glass in his face.

The immediate source of my irritation and anger was Anderson Grey, one of Zachary’s long-term business partner
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