With her decisions made, Emily prayed silently and fervently for the night to end peacefully for her.
A prayer she doubted so much as she took in the unhealthy glance coming her way; her heart raced.
With the little snippets she heard, Emily knew that Lucian Sterling was the dream and hope of every elite lady of Cortland, and more is the fact that even parents are not left out.
They all did their best to secure him for their daughters and had never stopped creating opportunities for them.
To earn Lucian's attention, they dedicated certain crucial positions and projects into their daughters' hands just to give them the opportunity of coming in contact with him.
But Lucian Sterling was a cold-blooded, heartless fellow who had no flair for a lady, no matter how stunning or brilliant a lady might be, none survived the pull of his indifference.
A trait that kept him away from their schemes and plots and a major reason he had no female assistant.
