Kapitel 28: Chapter Twenty-Eight

No way would she have sat there all night like brainless arm candy. Ziza had figured if she was going to look the part of his bride, she might as well play it. It sure as hell sounded better than letting him outshine her all night long. However, even a star can shine for so long. Her bubbly cover took a nosedive into cricket-Ville the moment they hit numbers and stock market figures.

It was such a Rafiq thing to just dump her. Leave to her own devices in an environment where people she didn't know whom was who. She hadn't expected him to coddle her the entire night; he was here to work. But checking in on her wouldn't have killed him, she thought.