"A gala?"
My voice came out louder than I intended.
Liam barely lifted his eyes from the document in front of him before glancing at me calmly.
"You're my secretary now. Attending events with me is part of the job."
Technically, he wasn't wrong.
The problem was that tonight's gala happened to be an important turning point.
The Hall family was officially announcing Maya Smith's return and introducing her publicly as their eldest daughter.
Quinn would lose her temper over it, get scolded by her parents, and eventually storm out after a fight.
Meanwhile, the relationship between the story's male and female leads would move forward dramatically.
So what exactly was I supposed to do there?
Stand around awkwardly while destiny unfolded in front of me?
Whatever. I'd figure it out when
