pte

he 'hard to get'

doll, but she's clearly got

dry twig. "Lauren, is this rea

d continue, Lau

nto a temporary,

fed, breaking the tension. "She's just trying t

r suggested. "Cut ties now and s

ive smirk playing on his lips. "You t

broke int

he'll be blowing up your phone, begging

I give her twe

interesting? Let

rette, his eyes hooded and arrogan

mouth to stifle a sob, turning away from

body racking with silent, violent sobs. Her phone began to vibr

hand. Ethan Jordan's panicked v

the hell are you

through our fingers

0 dollar bonus. You reall

ve thousand candidates to join Vantage Lewis Group. She

very cent of her 5,000 dollar salary to scrape together 200,000 dollar. But in

is-the CEO of Va

or him meant being on call every hour of every day. A single midni

tood her ground. Initially, she stayed for the house and

the money in my ba

afford to be a discarded woman

r face, and meticulously reapplied her makeup. Shoulders back, she

d toward her, his face pale. "Lauren! Thank

ot-tall man looked g

mask click into place. Then,

daggers. A shiver ran down her spine as she

k fabric against his pale skin made him look dangerously unapproachable. His collar was slight

nification of "Keep your dis

t even lo

rous, blue-eyed man in his fifties. Typically, a junior secretary would h

e; it was Ethan who had dangled t

e with Tray and answered wit

ld be a slap in the face to Dashiel's authority. Dashiel didn't d

top of her relationship, sh

ing," Eric boomed. "Mr. Dashiel was

s, Mr. Eric. This club is a bit of a maze and I lost my

sion never wavering. The alcohol burned its way down, but the

fted the energy in the room.

Lauren isn't just a be

ring and finishing two more

should bring Secretary Lauren out more often; kee

ession unreadable as he glanced at h

d the CEO to drink. Lauren

y. Eric, fueled by liquid courage, reached

ir. "Secretary Lauren, if you get Eric too drunk

ly. She reached into her brief

mid-air before he re

ursing home project-we've addressed