The engagement party was beautiful, it really was. There were actors and actresses from some of my favorite shows ever, of course, I couldn't let them know that though. Fangirling at something like this was not a good look on my part. Especially with the board meeting coming up in the next couple days, Patrick had told me a lot of the members would be here. Talk about a close-knit community. Patrick and I had walked in together catching a couple look here and there. I think it was mostly curiosity, word had gotten out that I was set to take over, and people were understandably curious. These men and their wives were some of the most wealthy and influential people in this city, on top of already being close to Edwardo, and I was not what they expected as a successor. I was ready to prove t

