…Emily Sterling had, of course, never intended to flirt with Sean Shaw.
Romance was notoriously bad for business, and there was always the chance that some finicky client would take offense.
Once she had confirmed that Sean was not one of Lily Sterling’s carefully cultivated admirers—and that his potential as a “long-term investment” was, frankly, minimal—Emily neatly categorized him as nothing more than an ordinary friend.
After all, the more friends one had, the smoother the road ahead. You relied on connections when you were out in the world.
Sean knew a lot of people. Who was to say he wouldn’t know someone more… promising?
After they added each other as contacts, Sean happened to glance at Emily’s phone and commented guilelessly, “You don’t have many chat windows.”
Most people’s
