Adrian POVThe person is the Adrian Luke Cross, the CEO of the Cross Group of Companies, the biggest business empire in the city, which includes technology, media and communications. Billionaire by 27. It was feared by competitors, respected by all.They call me cold. Calculating. The man who never smiles. Maybe they're right. In boardrooms, I dominate. In life, I control.Tonight, I needed a break. The innumeracy, the incessant din--it was wearisome. And to crown it all I had just lost a business transaction which I had depending on.There I drove to my club - The Blue Velvet. One of my many investments. It is the only place where the world is moving at a slow pace, and I do not have to use suits and spreadsheets to think.Nothing was going wrong. The music was low-keyed, the lights were lowered sufficiently, and the normal crowd was laughing and drinking.Then she walked in.Hundreds of women have walked in those doors. Models, actresses, socialites. I never gave them more than a pa
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