Chapter 31

James had taken the reins of his family's business empire, and his dad saw the upcoming birthday bash as the perfect chance to introduce him to the company's allies.

Sure, James could round up a whole squad of dates if he needed to, but none of his usual crowd of models and social media stars were suited for the cutthroat corporate scene.

He was not about to mess up his big debut, which was exactly why he needed Zara by his side.

Everyone in the industry knew Zara was the top secretary at Azure Cloud Group. She was in a league of her own when it came to getting the job done.

Zara mulled it over for a hot second before sighing. "Mr. Sate, you've got yourself a deal. I'll be your plus one and get you through this event. After that, we'll be even."

"Deal!"

...

James was too psyched to keep the news under wraps. The moment Zara gave him the thumbs-up, he bolted to the bar where his crew was hanging out to spill the beans.

"Ms. Lowry is on board!" he announced.

Ophite raised an e