Chapter 31

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I clamped a hand over my mouth, stifling a sudden coughing fit, then turned tail and ran. I didn’t even glance back to see what Evan’s reaction was. The thick carpet muffled my footsteps, but he still heard me. Panic clawed at my chest. Had I been too obvious?

Back in the poker room, Zach visibly relaxed. “Mr. President, you’re back,” he said. I breathed a sigh of relief. If I’d been any later, they’d have suspected something.

When Evan returned, I’d planned to “attend” to Ann Maxwell, to cover my tracks, but he surprised me.“Ms. Maxwell’s resting. You don’t need to keep her company,” he said, a hint of displeasure in his tone.

think I’d had designs on Ann? I wanted to shout,

noticing the extra chips instead.“Zach’s got a lucky hand,” he

tycoon had been all over me, his eyes lingering inappropriately on my chest, his comments about my beauty and intelligence bordering on predatory. It made my stomach churn. I forced a smile, grateful when

Huang asked Evan for his number, but he had Zach give it to her instead–a clear display of distance. Olivia, though slightly deflated, quickly bounced back, grabbing the number from Zach. I found

stumbled in, drunk, two waitresses supporting her. Getting her off the yacht, Zach and I were hesitant, fearing another meltdown. Evan sighed

he made no move to offer me a ride. I suggested taking Ann to

in the car anyway, leaving Zach and me to hail a

before disappearing. I buckled my seatbelt, the tension in the air suffocating.

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