Cassandra had wanted to wait for Julian to arrive so she could walk in through the VIP entrance on his arm. He didn't have an invitation, technically, but his name and his face had always been enough.
Except the banquet was about to start and Julian still hadn't shown, so she'd had no choice but to drag Brooke and Whitney through the staff door instead.
Once inside, she scanned the room. No sign of Eleanor anywhere.
"That woman was definitely here to make a delivery. There's no way that invitation was hers."
"Exactly, she didn't even finish college. Why would they invite her to a Fenwick & York victory celebration?"
Brooke and Whitney traded remarks back and forth.
Cassandra felt herself relax. Her friends were right. Fenwick & York was one of the world's premier luxury houses, and t
