Marry into Money by Accident
Chapter 8
Chapter 8
It was late at night when an incoming call startled Lianne awake from her sleep.
In a daze, she felt around for her phone. It scared the bejesus out of Lianne when she looked at the caller ID. It was her boss.
Jolting up, Lianne respectfully accepted the call. “Hello, Mr. Atlas.”
The voice of a strange man came on the line. “Your boss is drunk. Come to Bare and take him home.”
“Who are you?” The CEO should be with his wife at this hour.
Why was he wasted in Bare?
Moreover, why was a stranger making a call with his phone?
“I’m Morgan Quay. Hurry over.” The person then hung up.
Morgan was of the Quay family, one of the four most influential families of Rosewood. Lianne knew that he was Zane’s childhood friend.
It was the job of the personal assistant to bring the drunk CEO home.
Lianne changed into her work attire right away, and without a moment to lose, she took a cab to Bare.
Bar was one of Rosewood’s most exclusive members-only clubs. It was not accessible to the general public.
Morgan had informed the staff beforehand, so somebody attended to Lianne the moment she got out of the cab. Lianne was then led to the Aurelian room. “Ms. Simpson, Mr. Quay, and the others are in here.”
Lianne thanked the attendant and knocked on the door before entering. She saw two couples drinking on the sofa while Zane sat in a corner with a nearly extinguished cigarette between his fingers.
The group of four turned to Lianne upon her entry, not even being covert as they ran their eyes over her.
“You must be Zane’s new assistant. You are pretty. It’s a shame you work alongside an ascetic like him.”
The person who made the comment was Morgan. Lianne recognized him from a photo she had seen online.
The man came from a wealthy family and was good-looking too. He frequently graced the headlines of tabloids. It was hard to keep up with the number of female celebrities he had dated. He was Rosewood’s resident playboy.
Lianne courteously said, “Hello, Mr. Quay. I’m here to pick Mr.
around the girl next to him while swirling the wine glass with the other.
out like she was a piece of meat, and it did not sit well with Lianne. “That’s a personal question. I
be your boyfriend if you
not stand rich kids who wanted to sleep with every woman they
Morgan cheekily smiled. “If I’m not your
Zane to take things the wrong way, costing her
Thank goodness he was still
with a smile, “I take your silence that
to respect other people?” These people were narcissists, thinking that all the women in the world would fall for them because they were from money. Morgan probably would do
sure has some audacity. The nerve of her,” another man commented. He did not
not know the man, but her guess was that he was Charlie of the Graham family. The Grahams were also one of the
four most powerful families in Rosewood, the Atlases took the
were around the same age. It was said that they grew up together, so they must be
my permission. Do you have a problem with that?” Zane uttered in a thick and
the rescue. “No. Of
look. The hostility was
did not know each
Zane. While he reeked of alcohol, his eyes were clear. He did
whispered, “Are you ready to go home,
looked at her. “Who
called
Morgan, and the latter joked around. “Life is short, Zane. We must find pleasure in it and make our journey on earth
smile off his face.
could not be bothered to argue with Morgan, so he got up and walked out. Lianne
got to get a charming and practical man like me. Your CEO might be pleasing to the eye, but I
a
got the feeling that Morgan was trying Zane’s
the black
waited until her boss got inside before taking the wheel.
of Lianne’s knowledge, Zane had a few properties in Rosewood, and they were all expensive
Zane replied, “HC.”