The voice on the other end of the phone seemed amplified a thousand times, every word hammering against Evangeline's eardrums.
'Mr. Vaughn? The chairman?'
The words struck her like a thunderclap, resonating throughout her mind.
Evangeline's eyes widened, staring in disbelief at the man before her.
Could it be? Was he really the elusive CEO of Vaughn Enterprises, the one who had never once shown his face?
'No way! This is too much of a coincidence! This is the kind of plot you'd read in a romance novel!' she screamed inwardly.
Cassian hung up the phone, his expression serious. Evangeline found the courage to ask tentatively, "Are you... the CEO?"
Cassian hesitated.
He didn't want to deceive Evangeline, but this was far from the right time to come clean.
There were reasons he couldn
