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b“/bYup, that’s bright/b!” Vanessa replied absently.

b16 /bbmin /bbleft /b

Kaia rounded the corner and spotted Lucien striding toward her bin /bba /bck dress shirt.

In a bsuit/bb, /bLucien looked polished and refined.

But in just that ck shirtb, /bbwith /bthe top button undone to reveal bhis /bcorbone, he oozed charm.

Taking advantage of the empty hallwayb, /bKaia byfully /bswatted bhis /bbackside. “Dressed bthis /bgood–who’re byou /bbtrying /bto impress

nowb?/bb” /b

Lucien’s Adam’s apple bobbed, bhis /bgaze smoldering as he pinched her earlobe. “As long as I’ve bgot /bbyou /bhooked, that’s enoughb./bb” /b

Kaia linked her barm /bbwith /bbhis /bas they returned to the private roomb, /bbwhere /bbeveryone /bbinstantly /bstood.

“Mr. Graves!”

Lucien raised a hand. “Sorry bfor /bcrashing the party tonight. Hope you don’t mind.b” /b

bKaia /bbbit /bher blip/bb. /b

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b15 /bbmin /bleft

bWith /bthat entrance, it felt like the party was thrown for bhim/b.

bHe /breally had a way of stealing the bspotlight/b.

Alex hurried forward. “Mr. Graves, don’t say that! Come, take a

seat.”

Lucien’s eyes swept the roomb, /bnding on the bag hanging behind a chair, instantly brecognizing /bKaia’s spot.

He shed a warm bsmile/b. “No need to fuss, Mr. Millerb. /bbI’ll /bjust sit by bmy /bhoney.b” /b

That “honeyb” /bin front of everyone made Kaia’s cheeks flush.

“bAlright/b, balright/bb, /bsit already,” she said, btugging /bbhim /bdown. Vanessa had already shifted to make room.

bFinally/bb, /bbthe /bdinner resumed its normal brhythm/b.

But Lucienb, /bas alwaysb, /bwas the center of attention.

Alex kept the conversation orbiting around him, and Kaia was used to it by bnow/b.

While bchatting /bbwith /bbthe /bgroup, bLucien /bcasually served Kaia food.

bUntil /btwo bforks /bboth bwent /bbfor /bbthe /bsame piece bof /bsalmon.

bJerry /bnced at Lucien bcoolly/bb. /bb“/bbMy /bbadb, /bbMr. /bGravesb. /bbIt’s /bbyours/b.”

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Lucien’s bbrow /bfurrowed.

What’s bwith /bbthis /bbguy/bb? /b

at

As ba /bbguy/bb, /bLucien caught a bglint /bof challenge in Jerry’s eyes.

b15 /bmin left

Kaia waspletely oblivious and kept eating without looking ollibup/bb. /b/li/ol

bLucien’s /blips twitched faintly. “Mr. Millerb, /bbhow /babout another te of that bcrispy /bsea bass bin /bbutter? Looks blike /bbyour /bnew hire’s a fan.”

bAlex /bbblinked/b, then quickly called a waiter to order one.

“Mr. Gravesb, /bbyou’re /btoo kind. Jerryb, /bbthank /bMr. Graves! bWhy /bdidn’t byou /bsay byou /bliked it?”

Jerry forced a bsmile/b. “Thanks.”

Only then did Kaia sense bsomething /bboff/b.

Biting her blip/bb, /bshe nced between bthem /bband /bsent Lucien ba /bbtext/b.

[bWhat’s /bup? You bgot /bba /bproblem bwith /bbJerry/b?]

Jerryb, /bbkeeping /bban /bbeye /bon their btable/bb, /bnoticed Lucien’s phone bping/bb, /bfollowed by bKaia’s/b.

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He guessed they were texting each other.

His expression darkened, his thoughts unreadable.

Kaia, too busy to care, opened the chat.

Lucienb: /b[Your assistant’s trouble. He’s got his eye on byou/bb!/bb] /b

Kaia’s fingers paused, sneaking a nce at Jerry. When bhe /bbcaught /bher lookingb, /bbhe /bshed a breezy bsmile/bb. /b

b15 /bmin left

He’d bonly /bbeen here a bfew /bdays. How could he be after her?

bKaia/b: [You’re bimagining things/bb. /bHe’s newb, /bbarely been bat /bthe firm a week.]

Lucien: [You don’t believe bme/bb./bb] /b

Kaia stifled baugh/b.

[I believe you! If it bothers byou/bb, /bbI’ll /bbtalk /bto Mr. bMiller /btomorrow and get someone else to mentor bhim/bb. /bOkay?]

Lucien was mollified.

Stillb, /bhe decided he’d bdig /binto bJerry’s /bbackground. Barely two days on the jobb, /band the kid was already sizing him up.

His bgut /btold him bJerry wasn’t /bas simple as he seemed.

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b15 /bmin left

With bthat /bbin /bmind, he locked his phone and patiently started picking bones out of Kaia’s fish.

Everyone watched, envious.

Lucienb, /bba /bbbig/bb–/bshot CEO, was meticulously deboning bfish /bfor bher/b. bNo /bone could deny how much he adored her.

By the end of bthe /bmeal, Lucien had gotten Jerry to down several sses of wineb, /bbwhile /bhis own ss held bonly /bwater.

Jerry couldn’t refuse.

bWhen /bhe was thoroughly sloshed, Lucienb, /barm around Kaia’s waist, waved goodbye and left.

Vanessa, closest to bthem/bb, /btook bpity /bon bJerry/bb. /b“You bokay/b? Want me to call you a cabb?/bb” /b

Jerry bgave /ba bfaint /bbsmile/bb. /b“Thanks, Vanessab. /bI’d appreciate that.”

Vanessa, bcaught /bbby /bhis clearb, /bbsoulful /beyesb, /bbfelt /bbher /bbcheeks /bwarm.

“bSure/bb./bb” /b

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bKaia /bwasn’t about to blet an /bassistant bruin /bLucien’s mood.

bSo/bb, /bbfirst /bbthing /bbthe /bnext bmorning/bb, /bshe delicately brought it up

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b15 /bmin left

bwith /bJude.

Jude smirked. “Got it. Leave it bto /bme.”

“Thanksb, /bJude!”

Jerry showed up to work in his usual crisp white shirtb, /blooking fresh as everb, /bno trace ofst night’s drunkenness. “Morning, Kaia.”

“Morningb,/b” she replied coolly.

Jerry bcaught /bbthe /bbchill /bbin /bher tone.

A momentterb, /bJude approached, pping bhim /bon the shoulderb. /bb“/bbJerry/bb, /bKaia’s caseload is pretty blight /bbright /bnowb. /bbI’m /bbmoving /byou to someone else.”

He turned. “Warren! Come bhere/bb, /bbyou’ve /bbgot /ba new assistant! Jerryb, /byou’ll learn a lot bworking /bbwith /bWarrenb./bb” /b

Jerry’s face went pale. His bgaze /bdarted toward Kaiab, /bunsettled.

“Kaiab… /bdid I do bsomething /bwrong? Are byou /brecing me?”