Forbidden Passion

Chapter 612 Phoebe Got Drunk and Was Plotted Against

Phoebe figured it was 'cause she hadn't job hunted since graduation. She'd never seen a company hire someone and then drag 'em to a fancy shindig right off the bat. But hey, it was urgent, so Phoebe rolled with it.

She spent half the afternoon going through the banquet stuff the HR manager gave her until Raphael Upton, fresh from a meeting, called her into his office.

Raphael, in his thirties, rocked a gray suit and had that slick, successful vibe. His eyes, sharp behind his glasses, screamed "businessman."

Phoebe stood in front of his desk, meeting his gaze.

Raphael checked her out for a sec before motioning for her to sit. "Ms. Ziegler, I looked over your resume. You were the chief secretary at the Reynolds Group and did a stint as operations director at an entertainment company for three months."

Phoebe nodded, "Yep."

"You had a solid gig at the Reynolds Group. Why'd you wanna switch?" Raphael asked.

Phoebe bit her lip and decided to keep it real. "Mr. Upton, honestly, my boss and I didn't vibe. To keep us both from going nuts, I bailed."

Raphael chuckled. "You're a riot."

"Thanks," Phoebe said.

Raphael seemed done with the resume talk. He closed the folder and said, "We've got a financial circle banquet tonight. You checked out the materials. Any questions?"

Phoebe looked down, saying, "Nope. I've been to over a hundred banquets with Mr. Reynolds. I got this."

"Cool. Get ready. We're outta here in ten." Raphael ordered.

the office, freshened up her makeup in the restroom, and then joined Raphael in the car heading to

banquet was at a swanky five-star hotel on the east side. As their car rolled up, a bunch of business folks

Phoebe over to say

a valet rushed to open the door. A pair of long,

guy got out, buttoning his suit jacket all smooth-like, and headed into the hotel, taking the

stuck close to Raphael. She wasn't nervous. No matter who Raphael was chatting with or what they were talking about, she could jump

Ms. Ziegler. You handle this like a pro," Raphael said,

the entrance caught her eye. She looked up and

her gaze and saw Edward, surrounded by fans.

wanting to deal with Edward. "Mr. Upton,

glass back on the waiter's tray and made a

His eyes tracked Phoebe

the ladder. Everyone in his company knew his

spot by sending his secretaries to cozy

secretary was currently cozying up to a boss, looking pretty pleased

were naturally promiscuous. As long

Raphael's company would be set for the next year. Phoebe stood by the sink, staring at herself

that Theodore had people guarding

knew she couldn't dodge Edward forever. She washed

hall, Edward and Raphael were

Phoebe and waved her over. "Phoebe, come meet someone. This

not

lips together, noticing Raphael's surprised look. She calmly said, "Mr. Upton, Mr. Vanderbilt and I go

that, right?" Raphael signaled